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
Gustav Ernst von Stackelberg
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Graf Gustav Ernst von Stackelberg was a Russian diplomat of Baltic-German descent. He was the son of Otto Magnus von Stackelberg. By birth, he was member of the House of Stackelberg.
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