Background
Born in 1834 in Sartrouville, France, and deceased in 1930 in Nice, she is the daughter of French writer Maria Du Fresnay and of French writer Honoré de Balzac.
Born in 1834 in Sartrouville, France, and deceased in 1930 in Nice, she is the daughter of French writer Maria Du Fresnay and of French writer Honoré de Balzac.
In 1846, after his last lover Ewelina Hańska lost what would have been Balzac"s only official child in a miscarriage, Honoré de Balzac decided to include the daughter he had in 1834 with his past lover Maria Du Fresnay in his will. In 1850, upon Balzac"s death, Marie-Caroline du Fresnay would inherit a statue of the Christ from French sculptor François Girardon. Both items are currently on display at the Maison de Balzac Museum in Paris.