Emma Dupont | |
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 Famous nude painting of Emma Dupont by Jean-Léon Gérôme on his original canvas with scratches | |
| Born | unknown Unknown |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 1876–1890 |
| Known for | Modeling for paintings and sculptures by Jean-Léon Gérôme |
Emma Dupont (fl. 1876–1890) was a French model, known for posing for paintings and sculptures for various 19th-century artists, mainly Jean-Léon Gérôme. She is known for modeling for several of Gérôme's famous works depicting scenes from antiquity, including Pool in a Harem, Omphale, Tanagra, and Pygmalion and Galatea. Dupont began modeling out of necessity after being abandoned in Paris as a teenager but went on to have a successful career posing for celebrated artists of the era. Her regular income allowed her to maintain a modest apartment that displayed artworks gifted to her by the painters and sculptors she modeled for.