tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594623222758628619.post8178827199461036606..comments2024-01-31T00:57:52.388-06:00Comments on Stalking the Belle Époque: Painting of the Day, “The Music Party,” Philippe Mercier, 1733Joseph Crisallihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09215295755926439158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594623222758628619.post-8143423987651692122010-12-18T18:14:13.585-06:002010-12-18T18:14:13.585-06:00Prince Frederick was a remarkable person; he detes...Prince Frederick was a remarkable person; he detested the 'stuffiness' of his parents and made choices based on thought rather than snobbery. So - his choice to play the cello would have been one he made out of artistic sense, without concern for 'what the neighbours think'. <br /><br />Frederick was also a friend of the poet Alexander Pope, who was considered a 'person non gratia' by the Hanoverian rulers at the time. But Pope was England's uncrowned Poet Leaureate and Frederick appreciated his talent. <br /><br />Pope always kept a pet dog; he called each one 'Bounce' in memory of his first beloved dog (by that name). He gave one of the pups of one Bounce to Frederick with the inscription on the collar <br />"I am his highness' dog at Kew<br />"Tell me sir, who's do are you?"SherRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046475834393880023noreply@blogger.com