Barkowsky

Overview

A Russian count, «le comte Dounine-Barkovsky» (023.0128), whom Marie met at Ostend in August–September 1874; a lawyer and, in her words, «avocat et homme nouveau» who plays the piano «très bien, en artiste» (023.0295). Mon Journal indexes: t.4 «Dounine-Barkovsky (comte), 99», t.6 «Dounin-Barkovsky (comte), 225, 239». No first name or later career is given in the diary.

Relevance to Marie

• 15 August 1874. Her mother is introduced to «le comte Dounine-Barkovsky» at the Ostend assembly, with count Doenhoff, count Noël de Leiser and the two young Karageorgevitch princes (023.0128).
• 23–28 August, 3–5 September 1874. He plays at the Ostend evening (023.0295), accompanies them home (023.0302), is to join a dinner at the Cercle des Bains (023.0306), sits with them on the terrace (023.0383) and is among the dancing partners at the balls (023.0478, 023.0510).
• 18 December 1875. In Nice, «Lesser, Dounin-Barkowsky, Belle-de-Jour et Tournon étaient chez nous» (050.0921); On 12 December 1875 she writes of meeting again «les comtes de Lesser et Dounin-Barkovsky que j'ai connus à Ostende» and thinks she has not changed (050/1875-12-12).

References in Diary

• First mentioned: 1874-08-15 (023.0128). Eight tagged paragraphs, carnets 023 and 050.