Comments for Versailles and More http://blog.catherinedelors.com by historical novelist Catherine Delors, author of For the King Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:47:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on A breach of étiquette at Versailles by Catherine Delors http://blog.catherinedelors.com/a-breach-of-etiquette-at-versailles/#comment-23164 Catherine Delors Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:47:43 +0000 http://catherinedelors.com/blog/a-breach-of-etiquette-at-versailles/#comment-23164 Oh yes, Penny. Peter the Great when he built St. Petersburg, was inspired by the art and architecture of Western Europe, and Versailles in particular. His successors no less. The Russian palace that reminds me most of Versailles is Tsarskoie-Selo. Oh yes, Penny. Peter the Great when he built St. Petersburg, was inspired by the art and architecture of Western Europe, and Versailles in particular. His successors no less. The Russian palace that reminds me most of Versailles is Tsarskoie-Selo.

]]> Comment on A breach of étiquette at Versailles by Penny http://blog.catherinedelors.com/a-breach-of-etiquette-at-versailles/#comment-23153 Penny Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:16:23 +0000 http://catherinedelors.com/blog/a-breach-of-etiquette-at-versailles/#comment-23153 am watching Renee Fleming, American opera singer at St. Petersburg, I swear the palace in which she is singing reminds me so much of Versailles, was there an influence of Versailles there? am watching Renee Fleming, American opera singer at St. Petersburg, I swear the palace in which she is singing reminds me so much of Versailles, was there an influence of Versailles there?

]]> Comment on Joan of Arc at the Panthéon by Marty http://blog.catherinedelors.com/joan-of-arc-at-the-pantheon/#comment-22717 Marty Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:47:13 +0000 http://catherinedelors.com/blog/joan-of-arc-at-the-pantheon/#comment-22717 I just started reading Mark Twain's novel about Joan of Arc. I haven't finished but so far it is very good. The chapter about the poem is hilarious! I just started reading Mark Twain’s novel about Joan of Arc. I haven’t finished but so far it is very good. The chapter about the poem is hilarious!

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]]> Comment on Emma, Lady Hamilton, seen by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun by Susan Flantzer http://blog.catherinedelors.com/emma-lady-hamilton-seen-by-louise-elisabeth-vigee-lebrun/#comment-22233 Susan Flantzer Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:56:53 +0000 http://blog.catherinedelors.com/?p=3872#comment-22233 I was visiting some friends in Massachusetts this weekend and we went to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown where I saw Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's "Portrait of Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante." Here's a link to the painting: http://www.clarkart.edu/museum/content.cfm?ID=210 I was visiting some friends in Massachusetts this weekend and we went to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown where I saw Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun’s “Portrait of Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante.” Here’s a link to the painting: http://www.clarkart.edu/museum/content.cfm?ID=210

]]> Comment on The Seine River (and drinking water) in 18th century Paris by firearms http://blog.catherinedelors.com/about-a-nice-drink-of-seine-water/#comment-22087 firearms Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:58:12 +0000 http://catherinedelors.com/blog/about-a-nice-drink-of-seine-water/#comment-22087 Very awesome article. I just came across your weblog and needed to say that I have really loved exploring your blog posts. Naturally I'm going to be opt-in for your feed and I am hoping you write again in the near future! Very awesome article. I just came across your weblog and needed to say that I have really loved exploring your blog posts. Naturally I’m going to be opt-in for your feed and I am hoping you write again in the near future!

]]> Comment on Emma, Lady Hamilton, seen by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun by Lisa http://blog.catherinedelors.com/emma-lady-hamilton-seen-by-louise-elisabeth-vigee-lebrun/#comment-22045 Lisa Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:42:12 +0000 http://blog.catherinedelors.com/?p=3872#comment-22045 Emma told a good story, I must say! I read that she actually worked at a high-class brothel and Lord Greville sent her to his uncle because he had huge debts and needed to marry someone of his own class. However, she was really much brighter than we've been led to believe. She spoke fluent Italian and she was a good friend of the Queen of Naples. Emma told a good story, I must say! I read that she actually worked at a high-class brothel and Lord Greville sent her to his uncle because he had huge debts and needed to marry someone of his own class.

However, she was really much brighter than we’ve been led to believe. She spoke fluent Italian and she was a good friend of the Queen of Naples.

]]> Comment on Emma, Lady Hamilton, seen by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun by Miss Moppet http://blog.catherinedelors.com/emma-lady-hamilton-seen-by-louise-elisabeth-vigee-lebrun/#comment-21690 Miss Moppet Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:19:33 +0000 http://blog.catherinedelors.com/?p=3872#comment-21690 I know there's a bit in Mme de Boigne's memoirs about her in Naples that is rather less than flattering, but I can't lay my hand on it at the moment. I think Emma had a talent for attracting attention which other women didn't always appreciate. The film That Hamilton Woman with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh is lots of fun but also shows the sad end Emma came to. I know there’s a bit in Mme de Boigne’s memoirs about her in Naples that is rather less than flattering, but I can’t lay my hand on it at the moment. I think Emma had a talent for attracting attention which other women didn’t always appreciate.

The film That Hamilton Woman with Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh is lots of fun but also shows the sad end Emma came to.

]]> Comment on Emma, Lady Hamilton, seen by Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun by Penny http://blog.catherinedelors.com/emma-lady-hamilton-seen-by-louise-elisabeth-vigee-lebrun/#comment-21435 Penny Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:25:05 +0000 http://blog.catherinedelors.com/?p=3872#comment-21435 thank you Catherine, I had not known anything of Emma Hamilton except for the Lord Nelson connection. Is it true that in his will he left her to the nation, thinking they would actually care about her? Secondly it sounds like she would have made money on the stage if her life had not taken the turn it did to wife and then mistress which of course must have been quite a scandal. Was Lord Nelson also betraying a spouse to be with her? thank you Catherine, I had not known anything of Emma Hamilton except for the Lord Nelson connection. Is it true that in his will he left her to the nation, thinking they would actually care about her? Secondly it sounds like she would have made money on the stage if her life had not taken the turn it did to wife and then mistress which of course must have been quite a scandal. Was Lord Nelson also betraying a spouse to be with her?

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