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Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1758-1823) was a Scottish socialite and courtesan. She was resident in Paris at the time of the French Revolution and was once the mistress of the Duke of Orléans, who was cousin to King Louis XVI. She was arrested and held awaiting death by guillotine but released after the death of Robespierre. She wrote an autobiographical account of her experiences, Ma Vie Sous La Revolution, published in 1859. From The Connoisseur, VOL. XVI, 1906.