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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]
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 ...
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 .
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