Henrietta morals john deakin biography
Henrietta Moraes, who has died at the age of 67, was one of those people whose life was divided into two periods: the first devoted to drink.!
Henrietta Moraes
English model and memoirist
Henrietta Moraes | |
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Early or mid-1960s photograph of Moraes by John Deakin | |
| Born | Audrey Wendy Abbott (1931-05-22)22 May 1931 |
| Died | 6 January 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 67) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Artists' model, memoirist |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Law Norman Bowler Dom Moraes |
| Partner | Maggi Hambling |
| Children | 2 |
Henrietta Moraes (born Audrey Wendy Abbott;[1] 22 May 1931 – 6 January 1999) was a British artists' model and memoirist.
Born in on the Wirral peninsula, he was the elder son of John John Deakin, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, George Dyer and Henrietta Moraes.
During the 1950s and 1960s, she was the muse and inspiration for many artists of the Soho subculture, including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, and (much later) Maggi Hambling, and she was known for her three marriages and numerous love affairs.
She left her first husband, Michael Law, and married actor Norman Bowler, with whom she had two children. She later married the Indian writer Dom Moraes.
Early life and modelling in the 1950s
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