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LOT 483:
DUTHE ROSALIE: (1748-1830) French courtesan who acquired the dubious honour of becoming the ...
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DUTHE ROSALIE: (1748-1830) French courtesan who acquired the dubious honour of becoming the first officially recorded ‘dumb blonde’. A.L.S., Duthe, one page, 8vo, n.p. (London), 15th October (1791), to [Jean-Frederic] Perregaux (‘Mon cher Tuteur’), in French. Duthe states that she is sending Perregaux a letter (no longer present) for Mr. D’Orleans, and asking that he delivers it personally and remarking ‘il ne faut pas recevoir mes rentes avant que d'avoir sa reponse’ (Translation: ‘you must not receive my pension before having his answer’), further explaining that she is planning a little trip to Paris during October, and concluding ‘Je voudrais que vous ma fissiez le plaisir de partager la pension de Mr. Comont entre sa femme et lui car elle me mande qu'il ne lui donne rien’ (Translation: ‘I would like you to give me the pleasure of sharing Mr. Comont’s pension because she tells me that he gives her nothing’). With integral address leaf in Duthe’s hand and bearing a contemporary docket. A letter of good association. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG
Jean-Frederic Perregaux (1744-1808) Swiss banker and friend of Rosalie Duthe. Perregaux commissioned French painter Henri-Pierre Danloux (Duthe’s favourite) to paint Mademoiselle Rosalie Duthe (1792) and the banker is said to have contemplated the image on his deathbed.
