Félix Faure
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Félix François Faure was President of France from 1895 until his death in 1899. A native of Paris, he worked as a tanner in his younger years. Faure became a member of the Chamber of Deputies for Sein
Photograph by Nadar, c. 1895-99
Félix Faure's grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery
Faure's death, as illustrated by Le Petit Journal.
Cécile Sorel
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Céline Émilie Seurre, known as Cécile Sorel or the Comtesse de Ségur by marriage, was a French comic actress. She enjoyed great popularity and was known for her extravagant costumes.
Félix Faure
…announced, but rumours started spreading immediately, although for several years it was believed that his partner at the time of his death was actress Cécile Sorel. According to Pierre Darmon, a historian of medicine born in 1939, the popular story of Faure's death is a legend: Félix Faure showed signs of tachycardia…
A postcard bearing a portrait of Sorel by Léopold-Émile Reutlinger, c. 1900
Cécile Sorel in a drypoint print by Paul César Helleu, 1898/99
Cecile Sorel by François Flameng c. 1903