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floats at the 1893

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in Paris'

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, provoked one of the most famous student riots of the late nineteenth century. Roger modeled for Jules Lefebrve,

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, and

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, among many others. She named as "Lily White" in the autobiography of sculptor

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, in which the two women have a confrontation.

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1869 births Year of death missing Date of death missing French artists' models {{France-bio-stub Stage performer Marie Royer AKA Sarah Brown