5/10/2023 0 Comments La petite Maupin by Henri EvansOn arrival in Marseille, she joined the opera company run by Pierre Gaultier, singing under her maiden name.Įventually, she grew bored of Sérannes and became involved with a young woman. While travelling and performing in these impromptu shows, Maupin dressed in male clothing but did not conceal her gender. On the road south, Madame de Maupin and Sérannes made a living by giving fencing exhibitions and singing in taverns and at local fairs. When Lieutenant-General of Police Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie tried to apprehend Sérannes for killing a man in an illegal duel, the pair fled the city to Marseille. The fictional Mademoiselle de Maupin, from Six Drawings Illustrating Theophile Gautier's Romance Mademoiselle de Maupin by Aubrey Beardsley, 1898Īround 1687, Madame de Maupin became involved with an assistant fencing master named Sérannes.
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