PCT4258420: Portrait of singer Emma Calvé (1858 - 1942), famous opera singer. Frequent in esoteric circles, it is mentioned among the relations of Abbé Béranger Saunière, priest of Rennes le Château, and thus linked to the mysterious treasure that would be buried in this Audois village. Photo by Reutlinger., Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4258474: Courtesan, princess then saint, Liane de Pougy (Marie Anne Olympe Chassaigne, 1869 - 1950) is considered by Edmond de Goncourt as the prettiest woman of her century. It crosses Europe, stirring mad male and female passions (Charles de Mac Mahon, Roman Potocki, Maurice de Rothschild, Prince Georges Ghika, Natalie Barney etc). Friend of Cocteau, Proust, Colette, dancer and writer, she retired at the end of her life in the monastic order of Saint Dominica. Photo Reutlinger. Postcard 1902., Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937) / Bridgeman Images