Portrait of Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754–1823).

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Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754–1823). Mistress of the Duke of Orléans.

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.

Read more:

• 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.

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)

From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)

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