Marie-Louise O'Murphy

Marie-Louise O'Murphy
François Boucher's The Blonde Odalisque c. 1752, oil on canvas, Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Born	(1737-10-21)21 October 1737 Rouen, France
Died	11 December 1814(1814-12-11) (aged 77) Paris, France
Other names	Mademoiselle de Morphy La Belle Morphise Louise Morfi Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly
Occupation	Nude model (1751-1752)
Years active	1751-1755

Marie-Louise O'Murphy (French pronunciation: [ma.ʁi.lwiz ɔ‿.myʁ.fi]; 21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), also variously called Mademoiselle de Morphy, La Belle Morphise, Louise Morfi or Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly, was the youngest lesser mistress (petites maîtresses) of King Louis XV of France, and the model for François Boucher's painting The Blonde Odalisque, also known as The Resting Girl.^[1]