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For anyone not familiar with Harriette Dubochet who used the assumed surname of Wilson whilst alive, (although when buried her baptismal name was given) I would definitely recommend both volumes of…
Fanny Murray was an incomparable Georgian beauty and the most desired courtesan of the 1750s. The daughter of an impoverished musician from Bath, she took London society by storm, not only as the most prized ‘purchaseable beauty’ of her day, but also as a fashion icon and muse to poets, writers and artists. She counted […]
Courtesan, dancer and – reputedly – the first ‘dumb blonde’, Catherine-Rosalie Duthé was a true eighteenth-century celebrity. She was born on the 23rd November 1748, in Versailles to Jean-François …
Cora Pearl served herself up nude at Parisian dinner parties in the mid-1800s. Her society-shocking behavior as a sought-after courtesan became symbolic
Cora Pearl had come a long way from Plymouth, where she was born some 30 years earlier. Her lovers were the wealthiest men in Europe: princes, dukes and viscounts.
Sixteenth-century courtesan Veronica Franco was an early champion of women’s rights. Five centuries later, her legacy endures.
These begone beauties, long forgotten, were the It-girls of their era. More than a hundred years ago, at the dawn of the 20th century, they were the most talked about, photographed women of their a…
Hiding in plain sight, you're looking into the eye of the last remaining example of the magnificent private mansions that once lined the Champs Élysées in Paris. Hotel de la Païva was built by a famous 19th century courtesan who came from humble beginnings in the ghetto of Moscow. Esther Lachmann, a
Theodora (497-548) was a Byzantine empress, wife of the emperor Justinian I and the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. Born from humble...
Learn what was a Venetian courtesan of 16th-century Venice! Did you know the Venetian courtesan wore special shoes? The Venetian courtesan was a high-rank prostitute.
Cora Pearl served herself up nude at Parisian dinner parties in the mid-1800s. Her society-shocking behavior as a sought-after courtesan became symbolic
Long before we all took countless photos of everything we do; before the artist, Cindy Sherman staged herself in mock film stills; before the Surrealists
Cora Pearl had come a long way from Plymouth, where she was born some 30 years earlier. Her lovers were the wealthiest men in Europe: princes, dukes and viscounts.
1. This Dreamy Paris Artist Atelier For Sale The 38m2 space in the 11th arrondissement is asking 435,000 euros. Found here. 2. Edward Hopper in Paris Unbeknownst to many, Hopper moved to Paris in October 1906 where he found a room in a widow’s apartm
From a young age, Neaera was trained for the life of a hetaira, or courtesan. Her tragic story comes to us only through court documents, but she deserves to be remembered.
Discover the true stories behind the muses of some of the Met’s most fabulous artworks, including nude models in ancient Greece, Venetian poets and courtesans,
ARTS ON SCREENThe Metropolitan OperaPuccini's bittersweet love story, which follows an elegant woman from high society a...
Satogiku-dayuu 1910s. It was customary for a tayuu (Japanese courtesan) to have two kamuro (child attendants) of about the same age and size, with names that matched in concept and sound, taking...
James Bond would never have made a great spy because too many of his enemies knew his identity. Great spies are anonymous—as any fule kno. They carry out their work covertly. Only their handlers know of their existence and their stealthy actions. At her trial for espionage in 1917, the dancer and courtesan Mata Hari was described by her accusers as “perhaps the greatest woman spy of the century.” She was charged by the French of spying for the Germans during First World War. It was alleged her cunning double-dealing had been responsible for the deaths of at least some 50,000 soldiers. Her actions were denounced as unmitigated evil. Her liberated sexuality deemed a cover for her career as a spy and worse—a threat to the moral substance of the honorable French people. In truth, the French were shitting themselves. Their country had been invaded by Germany. They were dependent on the Allies to defend their homeland and defeat the might of the invading German army. If this weren’t humiliating enough—after the failure of the Nivelle offensive in 1917, there was widespread mutiny among the French troops. It looked as though France was about to capitulate under the...
Hiding in plain sight, you're looking into the eye of the last remaining example of the magnificent private mansions that once lined the Champs Élysées in Paris. Hotel de la Païva was built by a famous 19th century courtesan who came from humble beginnings in the ghetto of Moscow. Esther Lachmann, a
French police officers obsessively tracked and charted the kept women of 19th-century Paris, with the records stored in The Book of the Courtesans.
Forwarded message From: Bill Date: 24 July 2013 09:20 Subject: Fwd: More Historical Photographs How about those Russian Nightwitches? They were something else! Subject: More Historical Photographs …
