Marie Jonas de la Motte

Marie Jonas de la Motte (14 November 1627, Delft – after 1683) was a Dutch art model, prostitute and procurer.

[2] She was one of at last seven children born to the soldier Jehan de la Motte and Elisabeth Habert.

Because of the poverty and many children of her parents, she was forced to move to Amsterdam to support herself at an early age.

[1] In 1659, she was arrested for involvement in a knife fight, but the outcome is unknown.

In 1665, she was arrested for having hosted prostitutes and their clients in her home; that is, for keeping a brothel.