Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff

An evening at the Kesslers' — I am charming and am introduced to Cabanel.1 Poor Soutzo was there, and it seems he said very touching things to Maman. He laments that I am rich and swears he would be happy if I had nothing, because then he could hope...

# Mardi 6 juin 1882

Notes

Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), the celebrated academic painter famous for The Birth of Venus.