The woman featured in A Gust of Wind is Judith Gautier who wrote a favourable article on Madame X. Reportedly she was a mistress of the composer Richard Wagner.
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Melle Judith Gautier à la Fourberie 1883-1885 |
Judith Gautier 1885 |
Sargent's Women, Adelson Galleries, New York, 2003
Sold at Sotheby's 12/3/97 for $1,652,000