Méry Laurent

Méry Laurent, born Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot (born 29 April 1849, Nancy- d. 26 November 1900), was a demi-mondaine (courtesan) and the muse of several Parisian artists. She used to run her own “salon” where she hosted many French (and even American) writers and painters of her time: Stéphane Mallarmé, Émile Zola, Marcel Proust, François Coppée, Henri Gervex, James Whistler, and Édouard Manet.

Méry Laurent
Born
Anne Rose Suzanne Louviot

29 April 1849
Nancy, France
Died26 November 1900
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forDemimonde, artist's model, salonnière
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