Poznámky
The Rothschilds' front box (avant-scène des Rothschild): the Rothschild family maintained a permanent subscription to the most prestigious front box at the Comédie-Française. Being invited to it was a significant social distinction. ↩
Edelfelt: Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905), Finnish painter and one of the most celebrated northern European artists working in Paris in the 1880s. His naturalistic portraits and historical scenes had won considerable Salon success. ↩
Carolus: Carolus-Duran (1837–1917), celebrated French portrait painter and teacher (his most famous student was John Singer Sargent). He represented the height of Parisian fashionable portraiture. ↩