Louis XV gifted the child to his mistress, Madame Jeanne du Barry, as her personal servant (page).

The exact date of his arrival at the Royal Palace is unknown, but his likeness appears in a painting commemorating the inauguration of the Music Pavilion at the Château de Louveciennes in 1771.

[6] Madame du Barry noted in her memoirs: The second object of my regard was Zamor, a young African boy, full of intelligence and mischief; simple and independent in his nature, yet wild as his country.

Zamor fancied himself the equal of all he met, scarcely deigning to acknowledge the king himself as his superior.Zamor lived at the Palace of Versailles even after the death of Louis XV in 1774 and the exile of Madame du Barry.

Zamor bought a house in Rue Maître-Albert, near the Latin Quarter of Paris, and spent a few years as a schoolteacher.

The person responsible turns out to be a racist man obsessed with Madame du Barry, seeking to avenge her death through the life of Jourdan's friend who looks like Zamor.

In Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette, Madame du Barry (portrayed by Asia Argento) was shown in the company of an enslaved black boy, who most likely represents Zamor.