Marie Duplessis
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Marie Duplessis was a French courtesan and mistress to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias
Watercolour of Marie Duplessis at the theatre, by Camille Roqueplan
Passport issued to Alphonsine Plessis, January 1846
Marie Duplessis, painted by Édouard Viénot
Alexandre Dumas fils
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Alexandre Dumas fils was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias, published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 opera La traviata, as w
Marie Duplessis
…to a number of prominent and wealthy men. She was the inspiration for Marguerite Gautier, the main character of the 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils, one of Duplessis's lovers. Much of what is known about her has been derived from the literary persona and contemporary legends. Marie Duplessis was…
Alexandre Dumas fils
ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS Autographe
Alexandre Dumas fils, in his youth
Bust of Alexander Dumas fils, by the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Orsay Museum