Henrietta Moraes

Henrietta Moraes
Early or mid-1960s photograph of Moraes by John Deakin
Born
Audrey Wendy Abbott

(1931-05-22)22 May 1931
Died6 January 1999(1999-01-06) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Artists' model, memoirist
Spouse(s)Michael Law
Norman Bowler
Dom Moraes
PartnerMaggi Hambling
Children2

Henrietta Moraes (born Audrey Wendy Abbott;[1] 22 May 1931 – 6 January 1999) was a British artists' model and memoirist. 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.

  1. ^ "Henrietta Moraes obituary". the Guardian. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 22 November 2022.