The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
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Page 144
... painted her first royal portrait . It was of the Comte de Provence . She established her own small salon and it became the meeting place of men and women interested in letters , music and the arts . She also continued to work ...
... painted her first royal portrait . It was of the Comte de Provence . She established her own small salon and it became the meeting place of men and women interested in letters , music and the arts . She also continued to work ...
Page 155
... painted the Princess and her husband , Prince Alexey , and two portraits of the latter's elder brother , Prince Alexander , the opulent Diamond Prince who became Chief Minister to Paul I. One of his portraits hangs today in the ...
... painted the Princess and her husband , Prince Alexey , and two portraits of the latter's elder brother , Prince Alexander , the opulent Diamond Prince who became Chief Minister to Paul I. One of his portraits hangs today in the ...
Page 156
... painted his daughters . I told him what had happened and , with a shrug of the shoulders , he told me I had been tricked . ' This portrait is now in the Hermitage . It is true that the Empress did not like it and wrote to her ...
... painted his daughters . I told him what had happened and , with a shrug of the shoulders , he told me I had been tricked . ' This portrait is now in the Hermitage . It is true that the Empress did not like it and wrote to her ...
Contents
POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON W1X | 75 |
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