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Marie-Louise O'Murphy (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁi.lwiz ɔ‿.myʁ.fi]; 21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), also variously called Mademoiselle de Morphy, La Belle Morphise, Louise Morfi or Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly, was the youngest lesser mistress (petites maîtresses) of King Louis XV of France, and the model for François Boucher's painting The Blonde Odalisque, also known as ...
The paintings feature a naked woman on her stomach on a couch. The first was made in 1751, whilst the second was made in 1752, although both were made by Boucher. The nude figure is thought to be Marie-Louise O'Murphy, [1] one of the many mistresses of King Louis XV of France, who was only 14-15 years old when the painting was made. [2]
Deutsch: Vermutlich Portrait von Louise O'Murphy (21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), Mätresse von König Louis XV von Frankreich. English: Probably a portrait of Marie-Louise O'Murphy (21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), mistress to Louis XV of France .
The Blonde Odalisque or Resting Girl, (thought to be Marie-Louise O'Murphy) [3] c. 1752 Boucher died on 30 May 1770 in his native Paris. His name, along with that of his patron Madame de Pompadour , had become synonymous with the French Rococo style, leading the Goncourt brothers to write: "Boucher is one of those men who represent the taste of ...
Upon her unwise attempt to take the place of longtime favorite Madame de Pompadour as maitresse-en-titre, Louis XV sent O'Murphy away, gave her a false identity as "Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly", daughter of an Irish gentleman, and had his agents quickly find her a suitable husband. Beaufranchet was selected for his aristocratic family ...
Marie Louise was a great-granddaughter of Empress Maria Theresa through both her parents, as they were double first cousins. She was also a maternal granddaughter of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, [1] Marie Antoinette's favorite sister. Marie Louise's formative years were during a period of conflict between France and her family.
Marie Brigitte O'Murphy (1729–1793), was a mistress to Louis XV of France from 1755 to 1757. [1] She was the king's Petite maîtresse (unofficial mistress), not his Maîtresse-en-titre (official mistress). She was one of twelve children of Daniel Morfi and Marguerite Iquy. She was the elder sister of Marie-Louise O'Murphy.
Countess Marie Larisch (L) and Baroness Mary Vetsera (R) Countess Marie Louise Larisch von Moennich (also known as Countess Marie Louise Larisch-Wallersee and Countess Marie Larisch) (24 February 1858 – 4 July 1940) was a niece and lady-in-waiting of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and a morganatic descendant of Dukes in Bavaria, collateral branch of the House of Wittelsbach.