Amaury-Duval: Madame de Loynes, 1862.
This lady truly earned her standing: Born out of wedlock into a large and poor family in Reims she climbed the ladder of society thanks to her looks, charme and intelligence. Eventually she became one of the leading salonnières of Paris during the second Empire, courtesane of, amongst others, prince Napoléon (the emperor’s cousin and, after the son, second in line to the throne).