Early Life
Born Marguerite Jeanne Japy in Beaucourt, in the Territoire de Belfort, to a rich, industrial family, she married the well-known French painter Adolphe Steinheil in July 1890. She became a prominent figure in Parisian society, and her salon was frequented by men of eminence in French political and social circles, including Gounod, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Rene Lalique, Jules Massenet, François Coppée, Émile Zola, and Pierre Loti.
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