The Louvre Museum And The Looted Ancient Heritage Of Iran By Jane Devolafoy
Jane Dieulafoy was born Jeanne Henriette Magre to a wealthy family of bourgeoisie merchants in Toulouse, France. She studied at the Couvent de l’Assomption d’Auteuil in a suburb of Paris from 1862 to 1870. She married Marcel Dieulafoy in May 1870, at the age of 19. That same year, the Franco-Prussian War began. Marcel volunteered and was sent to the front. Jane accompanied him, wearing a soldier's uniform and fighting by his side.