Méry Laurent

Méry Laurent
Born	Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot 29 April 1849 Nancy, France
Died	26 November 1900 Paris, France
Nationality	French
Known for	Demimonde, artist's model, salonnière

Méry Laurent, born Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot (born 29 April 1849,

In 1874, after becoming a high-class prostitute, she met Thomas W. Evans, an extremely wealthy American dental surgeon who tended to many high-profile people, and even royal families. He made her his mistress and helped her settle down at 52, rue de Rome, where she held her “salon”, hosting all of the Parisian artistic avant-garde. Through this occasion, she became the mistress of Francois Coppée, Stéphane Mallarmé, Antonin Proust, as well as Edouard Manet's mistress and model.^{[citation needed]}

When Laurent died, she bequeathed her wealth to Victor Margueritte, her last favorite and "protégé", with the exception of her allegoric portrait of Autumn^[2] (a painting by Manet, begun in 1882), which went to the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy.

Laurent was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery (56th section).

Her "Salon"

The "

Her portraits by Edouard Manet

• 
  Autumn, Portrait Of Méry Laurent in a Brown Fur Cape, 1881
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  Méry Laurent with a Fur Hat, 1882
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  Méry Laurent with a Pug, 1882
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  Méry Laurent with a black hat, 1882
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  Méry Laurent with a little hat, 1882

References

Further reading

• Francoise Cachin, Manet, 1832–1883, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York 1983, (
  ISBN 2-07-074438-8
  )

• Media related to Méry Laurent at Wikimedia Commons
• WorldCat