While in Florence, MB
met Félicie de Fauveau
, a sculptress whose family had been banished from France following the Revolution. MB
also visited the Standish family at Casa Standish in Florence, where...
Textual Features
Mary Boyle
Her private secretary Constance, her sculptress Clotilde (probably Félicie de Fauveau
), her confidante Kate, her flower-girl Geppina, and her pastor Claude all appear among the subjects of her portraits.
Boyle, Mary. My Portrait Gallery, and Other Poems. Privately printed by Bradbury and Evans, 1849.