Emmanuela Potocka
French salon-holder
About Emmanuela Potocka
Lived 1852 – 1930 (aged 78). Emmanuela Potocka was a French salonnière.
Countess Emanuela Potocka, born Princess Emanuela Pignatelli di Cerchiara (1852–1930), was an Italian-Polish noblewoman and fashionable salonière in Paris during the 19th century.
She was a descendant of a high noble family from Italy. She married the Polish Count Potocki and established herself at the Hôtel Potocki in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Her salon became fashionable and was visited and written about by Proust, Maupassant, Barrès, Bourget, Robert de Montesquiou, Reynaldo Hahn, Widor and others. Jean Béraud also painted her salon.
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Who was Emmanuela Potocka?
French salon-holder
When was Emmanuela Potocka born?
Emmanuela Potocka was born on 10 October 1852 in Naples.
When did Emmanuela Potocka die?
Emmanuela Potocka died on 18 December 1930 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
What was Emmanuela Potocka's occupation?
Emmanuela Potocka was a salonnière.
What nationality was Emmanuela Potocka?
Emmanuela Potocka was French.
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