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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.29195#0109
Secrets of the Past
Fig. 96. Unidentified painter, Portrait of Anna
("Anetka") Tyszkiewicz nee Potocka, ca. 1800;
MNW
make a lasting impression on him with her delightful charms, the virtues ofher spirit mak-
inghim attached to her. She consoled him in many a difficult moment, visitinghim in his
exile on the Island ofElba, while Marie Louiseforgot that misfortune does not dissolve the
bonds entered on before God and was oblivious ofher matrimonial duties.
The selection of music performed that night is intriguing. Somewhat surprisingly,
while Mozart was acknowledged, there were no pieces by Haydn, instead the choice
fell on Domenico Cimarosa. The reasons for such a choice become clear when we
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Fig. 96. Unidentified painter, Portrait of Anna
("Anetka") Tyszkiewicz nee Potocka, ca. 1800;
MNW
make a lasting impression on him with her delightful charms, the virtues ofher spirit mak-
inghim attached to her. She consoled him in many a difficult moment, visitinghim in his
exile on the Island ofElba, while Marie Louiseforgot that misfortune does not dissolve the
bonds entered on before God and was oblivious ofher matrimonial duties.
The selection of music performed that night is intriguing. Somewhat surprisingly,
while Mozart was acknowledged, there were no pieces by Haydn, instead the choice
fell on Domenico Cimarosa. The reasons for such a choice become clear when we
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