Hortense Allart

Hortense Allart
Portrait of Hortense Allart, painted by her sister Sophie Allart, Roma, 1829 (Châtenay-Malabry, Maison de Chateaubriand (Vallée-aux-Loups)
Born	Hortense-Térèse-Sigismonde-Sophie Alexandrine Allart 7 September 1801 Milan, Cisalpine Republic
Died	28 February 1879(1879-02-28) (aged 77) Montlhéry, France
Resting place	Bourg-la-Reine, France
Pen name	Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx

Hortense Allart de Méritens (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɑ̃s alaʁ] ^ⓘ; pseudonym Prudence de Saman L'Esbatx; 7 September 1801 – 28 February 1879^[1]) was an Italian-French feminist writer and essayist. Her novels, based on her adventures, did not have much success, except for Les enchantements de Prudence, Avec George Sand ("The Enchantment of Prudence, with George Sand") (1873), which had a succès de scandale.