tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post2182646634101092108..comments2024-03-25T10:50:11.187-07:00Comments on Gods and Foolish Grandeur: Lina Cavalieri in costume for the title role of Massenet's "Manon", photographs by Reutlinger, circa 1903Stephiliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807469356676934317.post-18431879103097409782015-07-24T08:20:43.916-07:002015-07-24T08:20:43.916-07:00Fabulous photos!
She was considered the very model...Fabulous photos!<br />She was considered the very model of perfection by the Duchess of Rutland, whose daughters (among them Lady Diana Manners, later Cooper) were more or less schooled to absorb all they could from this paragon of beauty and style.<br />Reading about it in Lady Diana's memoirs was one thing; seeing this cache of images quite another. Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494294732826925579noreply@blogger.com