[SECOND EMPIRE COURTISANES] Blanche PIERSON (1842-1919), act - Lot 468

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[SECOND EMPIRE COURTISANES] Blanche PIERSON (1842-1919), act - Lot 468
[SECOND EMPIRE COURTISANES] Blanche PIERSON (1842-1919), actress and demi-mondaine. Vintage print on albumen paper, business card size, 10.5 x 6 cm. By CH. REUTLINGER. Famous courtesan, listed in the register of the Police des Mœurs RBB2, under the number 149: "Mlle Pierson, the capitalist woman, artist of the Gymnase has a completely different conduct than in the past. She aims for money, the heart has nothing to do with her relationships. She accumulates. Apart from Mr. Henry de Greffulhe, who nevertheless gives her a lot of money, she maintains intimate relations with the Prince de Sagan, son-in-law of Mr. Sellière, and with Captain Lartou [...]."
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