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  • Record No:30208
  • Accession No:THS 457
  • Subject/Title:Lola Montez [Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert] (1818-1861).
  • Artist:George Dury
  • Date Created:ca. 1848
  • Owner/Location:TN State Library and Archives 403 7th Ave. N. Nashville, TN 37243-0312 Web Contact: Preservation - State Library
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  • Materials/Media:Photographic print
  • History:2 copies
  • Notes:Born in Ireland. Eloped with Lt. Thomas James, 1837. London debut as "Lola Montez, the Spanish dancer," 1843. Became mistress of Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1846. Made Countess of Landsfeld, 1847. Fled Bavaria, 1848. US tour, 1851-53.
  • Photographer:Unknown
  • Categories:Portrait paintings; Women; Dancers;