Marie Anne Catherine Quinault

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault (26 August 1695 – 1791) (known as l'ainee) was a French singer and composer. Her father was the actor Jean Quinault (1656–1728), and her brother was Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, a singer, composer, and actor. She made her debut at the Paris Opera in 1709 in Jean-Baptiste Lully's Bellerophon. She remained at the opera until 1713. In 1714 she began singing at the Comedie-Francaise, where she remained until 1722. Quinault composed motets for the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. For one of these motets she was awarded the first Order of Saint Michael given to a woman.