Anne Deslions
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Anne Deslions (died 1873) was a French courtesan, one of the most famous demimonde courtesans during the Second Empire.[1]
She was born in poverty, and ran away from a brothel at the age of sixteen, after which she was established as a high class courtesan in Paris. One of her most known clients were Prince Napoléon Bonaparte.[2][3]
She has been pointed out as the role model for the character of Nana by Émile Zola.[2][4]
A French potato dish, Pommes de terre Annette or Pommes Anna, was created and named by French chef Adolphe Dugléré for Anna Deslions, who frequented Dugléré's Café Anglais (Paris).
References
[edit]- ^ Granström, Alvar, Kvinnor och krinoliner: en mode- och sedeskildring från krinolinmodets tid, Carlsson, Stockholm, 1990
- ^ a b Branda, Pierre (2021-01-07). La saga des Bonaparte (in French). Place des éditeurs. ISBN 978-2-262-09481-2.
- ^ Marwick, Arthur (2007-06-21). A History of Human Beauty. A&C Black. ISBN 978-0-8264-3945-1.
- ^ Granström, Alvar, Kvinnor och krinoliner: en mode- och sedeskildring från krinolinmodets tid, Carlsson, Stockholm, 1990