Madame Steinheil at work
Marguerite Jeanne "Meg" Japy Steinheil, Lady Abinger (1869 - 1954), French woman famous for her many love affairs with important men. She became notorious when it became known that she was present at the death of President Felix Faure, who allegedly had a seizure while having sex with her. She was later suspected of the murder of her husband and stepmother. Famously acquitted after a sensational trial, she went on to write her memoirs
Picture No
11768612
Media ID
46088158
Size
3892px x 5815px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Tatler', 20 March 1912
Date
1912
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