Whitehall Palace, London

April, the 30th


Ah my dear, how are you today?
No, I won't bother both of us with my frequent sorrow for not having you near me, specially because today I'm feeling rather cheerful and, why not admitting, gay !

Was remembering when we went to London and were admitted to join some courtiers to Whitehall Palace during the birth of Princess M.
You may remember the pathetic fuss as no one seemed to know if to stay at Whitehall or to go to St James Palace, ah ah ah! Luckily for us, the arrival of De V couple took us away from it all (strange that such a diligent gentleman was married with such a lady ... I must presume that she too had qualities or else she wouldn't have ended being appointed governess to the royal princesses ... !

Speaking of strange people, that dynasty was indeed odd since the very beginning, don't you agree my dear? a King that wanted to be as a queen, the next was beheaded, his son being an utter womanizer but unable to have legitimate offspring, his brother being a catholic in the midst of protestants, two queens with weird tendencies towards same age lady friends and in the midst of both a foreign cousin with, him too, peculiar tendencies ... Hummm ........Odd indeed ... !

It is though, undeniable, the symbolic presence of these two last princesses as Queens as both helped the country to move onward and, at least, Queen A always knew how to surround herself with strong beautiful ladies, politicians and artists!  ...

Strong ladies as Her Grace the Duchess of M  ... !

Ah that dear Madame, I miss her wit and typical British dark sense of humor ... ! Such a gloomy end she had ...
Can't stop myself from looking at the copies I made from the portraits she commissioned me of her and with her daughter who would become the 2nd Duchess...

But lets not speak of sorrows or who misses who, for now at least ...   

Adieu, oh adieu ...

With much love and affection, yours truly,

P

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From Paris, France

April, the 27th


My dear, hello ...

You know how hard it is for me to start any of the letters I send you as I miss you so much, but ... how have you been?

I'm so sorry for this sudden silence but I have been immensely occupied as I've predicted and, I think, told you on my last letter.

Yes, the trip to France was rather intense as there were lots of clients wanting my attention as well as lots of friends to see again.

Being one of the greatest capitals of the so called "modern world", Paris is utterly filled with tourists and you already know how much that annoys me.

From all the noblesse that have requested my services I will mention Monsieur le Marquis de C and Madame la Marquise. 
As I guess I've also told you before, this noble couple have insisted to have their portraits done since my last trip to their country, so even before arriving I tried to establish contact in order to make all the arrangements for the sitting session.

They've received me at their château de Vaux le Vicomte and the occasion couldn't have been better:  after all the services given to the nation his Majesty très-chrétien decided to raise their status and are now Ducs de P (probably there was a somewhat coup de main by their cousins? Wink wink)
Won't bother you describing the château once again n'or I'll tell you all of the somewhat changes that this family has "inflicted" on some of the once great apartments of Monsieur F,  but I'll tell you that the gardens, as I was told later, were kept untouched since the last owner. And it was precisely there were, whilst preparing to sketch Madame, we were told that the Notre Dame Cathedral was on flames! Ah mon Dieu what an unpleasant fuss from then on! Madame la Duchess was distraught! In tears she was on her knees praying for God's mercy in the middle of the grass - can you imagine? Some minutes before she looked like an early blossomed rose, posing for my painting ...

(people tend to have bad or any memory at all! It was obvious for me that, even by being a symbol of the nation, none of that was still from its original epoch, so if it was rebuilt before, it will be rebuilt again, right? But anyway ... Surely his Majesty will gather all the efforts to keep and restore what was left within a blink of an eye, as he's such a powerful and enticing person ... I'm also sure that all the noblesse will gather their efforts and money to help their King and nation to have their symbol back.)

Ah but the paintings, well, the paintings came out beautifully as Monsieur decided to pose leaning against a beautiful iron gate whilst wearing a silk magenta habit! Madame, as I wrote you before, posed as if strolling in the gardens wearing a silk orange robe à paniers (quite difficult to keep all her dogs from ruining the scene !!)

I've made many other sketches which I'm sure I'll use them sooner or later on some other portraits or pictorial compositions, or maybe will transform them into sculptures? Who knows ... !

Well my love ... its getting late and I'm getting tired ... The light is awful and my eyes are already heavy ...
Too many emotions running through my poor soul whilst writing to you, so many memories, so many unfulfilled wishes ... I leave you now with the hopes of writing again soon ...
Bye...

With much love and affection, yours truly,
P

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