Journal de Marie Bashkirtseff

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40 entrées

Wabel

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Waddington

Person

[Research needed]

Waldmann

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Walery

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Walery Studio

Place

The Walery photography studio was a prestigious portrait photography establishment in Paris during the late 19th century. It was founded by Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg (1830-1890), a Polish nobleman who fled to France after participating in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He established the studio under the name "Walery" (derived from his wife's name, Waleria).

Walitsky (Walitzky, Lucien)

Person

Dr. Lucien Walitsky (also spelled Walitzky) was a Polish-Russian physician who served as district doctor at Akhtyrka in Ukraine before becoming the Bashkirtseff family physician and traveling companion during their European journey beginning in 1870.

Walsh

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Walzeff

Person

Potential marriage candidate discussed by Marie's family.

Waps

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Warpahowsky

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Warrodel

Person

A person in Nice society who got married in 1874.

Warvatzi

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Wash

Person

Location or establishment, possibly a school, where Paul is picked up and where Gioia's son attends.

Web

Culture

A literary reference requiring further research. This may refer to a specific publication, author, or work. Context from the diary entry where this appears would clarify the identification.

Webb

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Westminster Abbey

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Westphalie

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Wheelwright

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Whiles

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Wiesbaden

Place

Wiesbaden is a city in Hessen, Germany, known since Roman times for its hot springs. In the 19th century it was a major European spa resort, attracting international aristocracy and high society. After the 1872 ban on gambling in the newly unified German Empire, the city -- like Baden-Baden -- lost much of its former glamour.

Wiik

Person

[Research needed]

Wilhelm

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Willy Howard

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Wilna

Place

Stub entry — needs research.

Winslow

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Winter Palace (Palais d'Hiver)

Place

The Winter Palace (Zimniy Dvorets) in St. Petersburg was the official residence of the Russian Emperors from 1762 to 1917. Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the Russian Baroque style and completed in 1762, it was one of the grandest royal residences in Europe. For Marie Bashkirtseff, the Winter Palace represented the pinnacle of Russian imperial power and the social world to which her family aspired but could never fully access.

Wirballen

Place

Stub entry — needs research.

Wittgenstein

Culture

Wittgenstein appears in Marie Bashkirtseff's diary as a member of the aristocratic society in Nice during 1873. The family owned a villa in Nice and was part of the international high society that wintered on the French Riviera.

Wladimir

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Wodzinski

Person

Wodzinski is a visitor to the Bashkirtseff household in Paris during 1880. Marie's aunt uses his presence to publicly complain about Marie's behavior.

Wodzinsky

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Woerman

Person

A person in Nice society whom Marie considers a "fou" (madman). Has unpleasant manners that Marie dislikes.

Woldemar

Person

Woldemar was a family member or family associate who served as a messenger between Marie's mother in Russia and Marie in Paris in 1880.

Wolff

Person

- Type: people - mentioned

Wolgren

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Wolkowitsky

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Wolmershausen

Person

London tailor at 49 Curzon Street, Mayfair.

Worms

Person

Stub entry — needs research.

Worth

Person

[Research needed]

Wykerslooth

Person

[Research needed]