French maid is a term first applied in the Victorian and early 20th-century periods to a lady's maid of French nationality. A lady's maid was a senior servant who reported directly to the lady of the
1906 photo of a housemaid in Montmartre, Paris, by Constant Puyo
Ludella Hahn at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
A lady's maid is a female personal attendant who waits on her female employer. The role of a lady's maid is similar to that of a gentleman's valet.
French maid
…French maid is a term first applied in the Victorian and early 20th-century periods to a lady's maid of French nationality. A lady's maid was a senior servant who reported directly to the lady of the house, and accompanied her mistress on travel. She…
Illustration depicting a Parisian lady's maid in the 1630s. The illustration is made in the turn of the 18th-19th century, by Georges-Jacques Gatine [fr] (1773–1848)
Mistress and Maid by Johannes Vermeer.
La Toilette by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, c. 1890 – c. 1900