personal success than she was.Every one wanted the honor of meeting theextraordinary woman, and the whole country, failure, was glad to pay the 40,000 francs the from the hosts in the stateliest homes of England artist asked to let her great masterpiece go out to the man in the street, gave her a… … companion, Mile. Micas. But notfor a single moment did her modestyand common sense forsake her. Nobody hasborne extraordinary success and popularity assteadily and simply as she did. Some people mayhave thought she adopted masculine attire todraw attention to herself. Nothing could befurther from…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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