Desfossez, Françoise Élisabeth 02/04/1743 - 09/27/1825

Françoise Élisabeth Desfossez, (2/4/1743 - 9/27/1825 ) was a French composer and pianist.

In 1763, she married Charles-Henri Desfossez and took the title of Countess. The couple had several children, two of whose sons reached adulthood.

In 1790, three scores of sonatas for pianoforte were published in the name of Madame la Comtesse Desfossez.
She was widowed in 1802 and finally died in Paris in 1825.

The "Gazette de France" paid tribute to her work in an obituary as follows: "Art lovers have just lost a lady who, under the simple title of amateur, had achieved success in the composition and performance of piano music, making her a worthy rival to the ladies de Montgeront de Puisieux and Whinn ... she died recently in Paris at the age of 82. "