This vintage real photo postcard features Manon Loti, a beautiful performer of the Belle Epoque and a noted courtesan. At least one of her liaisons has been written about. She had a short passionate affair with the dashing and wealthy Russian nobleman, Nikolay Felixovich Yusupov. The two were “inseparable” during their affair in Paris. Nikolay’s brother, Prince Felix, described Loti as a beautiful and famous courtesan who lived in great luxury. Loti employed a dwarf as her servant and “mascot”. This postcard was published by Raphael Tuck & Son as part of the “Types of Beauty” series (5029). The postcard has a British stamp and was postmarked in 1904. SOLD
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