Marguerite-Antoinette Lalanne, known as Madame Saqui (French pronunciation: [ma'dam sa'ki] was a French tightrope walker or "rope dancer" who had a long career performing in France and Britain.
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Madame Saqui in a short tunic and trousers, running down a tightrope surrounded by fireworks. She runs over a large crowd gathered below. The fireworks were created for her by Sarah Hengler.
Théâtre des Délassements comiques, former Théâtre de Madame Saqui
A satirical cartoon by Cham captioned "Madame Saqui was responsible for putting the surveyors in touch with each other during the triangulation operation" of Haussmann's renovation of Paris.
Madame Saqui in later life dressed as a pilgrim with a fake beard, performing on a tightrope
Marguerite Saqui's memorial in Père Lachaise CemeteryAbout this person
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FranceStatus
deceased
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Lived 1786 to 1866 · aged 79
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