
Eugénie Fiocre (b. Paris, 2 July 1845, d. 1908) was a principal dancer at the
Paris Opéra
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1864–75 where she often danced ''
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'', creating
Frantz in ''
Coppélia
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'' in 1870, and, renowned for her beauty, was sculpted by
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
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and painted by
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in a scene from
Saint-Léon's ballet ''
La Source''.
Edgar Degas. Mme Eugénie Fiocre in the ballet ''La Source'' — Olga's Gallery
/ref> She was married to Stanislas Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort Marquis de Courtivron and mother of explorer, anthropologist, diplomat and Olympian
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Georges de Crequi-Montfort.
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French ballerinas
1845 births
1908 deaths
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