Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754–1823). Mistress of the Duke of Orléans.
Lady Grace Dalrymple Elliott born around 1754-1823, was a Scottish courtesan who witnessed the events of the French Revolution in France. She was the mistress of the Prince of Wales and later British King George IV., and of Louis-Philippe II. Joseph de Bourbon, duc d’Orléans.
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- Gallery: Portraits by people during the French Revolution.
- Gallery: Les “Incroyables et Merveilleuses”. “The Directoire Style” between 1795–1804.
- Nymphs and Merveilleuses. The Frenchwoman of the century by Octave Uzanne.
- The Execution of the King Louis XVI.
- The Execution of Marie-Antoinette.
- The French Republic 1789 to 1802. Fashion during the directoire period by Augustin Callamel.
- Fashion during the french revolution. Paris 1793 to 1795.
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