Poznámky
The "real Bastien": Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848–1884), distinguished from his brother Émile the architect by the superlative of his talent. Jules had just returned from a working trip to the country — probably to Damvillers in the Meuse, his native region. ↩
Jules Breton (1827–1906): celebrated painter of idealized peasant scenes in a lyrical, poetic style. Called "a poet the size of your fist" — Marie's characteristically double-edged phrase implying he is a genuine poet but a minor one. ↩
Pas de chance (also known as Pas méché): Bastien-Lepage's large painting of a London street boy (1882), exhibited at the Salon. The title is slang for "Hard luck" or "Nothing doing." Marie considers it a masterpiece. ↩