Exiled in France, Princess Isabel organizes concerts with young musicians.
- Business card of Princess Isabel , with a text in French written by her.
- France, no information available regarding the date.
- 10 cm x 6 cm.
- Excellent condition conservation.
- Unique piece.
I would be very grateful if you could keep the enclosed tickets for the concert I am organizing to benefit my beloved Young Musicians Project. If you cannot keep them, please send them to me as soon as possible. If you are kind enough to take them but cannot attend the concert, please be kind enough to deliver them so that my young protégés can see a full house.
Talking to one of the collection's loyal collectors, a music enthusiast, Mário – whom I take this opportunity to thank again here – I learned that Princess Isabel and the Count d'Eu have a long history with music, dating back to the Second Reign. They always hosted receptions and balls with musicians at the Laranjeiras Palace. Celebrities, such as the American Louis Moreau Gottschalk, the German Richard Wagner, and the Brazilian Carlos Gomes, also had the opportunity to meet the imperial family in Brazil or Europe. This practice and this taste of the couple continued, although in a different and reduced form, in France during their exile.
An interesting detail that was also told to me is that the Princess played the piano, as highlighted by the Countess of Paris in her memoirs:
“But of all the unusual characters who visited my grandmother, the one I liked best was M. White. This black man with thick white hair, styled like General Dourakine, with thick tufts above his ears, was a violinist and accompanied the Countess d'Eu (Princess Isabel ) on the piano, or rather, it was the Countess d'Eu who accompanied M. White on the piano… I think she was truly a virtuoso. In any case, she came several times a month, and for hours one could hear the music coming from the hall where no one had the right to enter. Only the children, from time to time, were allowed to enter this sanctuary.”
I found this piece in France. At first glance, I liked this visiting card of Isabel – the first one I've ever seen, it's very rare – and the extensive and delicate text in French written by the Princess for an unidentified recipient. The content is also unique and exceptional – the music – because it allows us to understand another aspect of the personality and tastes of this very cultured and capable Princess. It's also important to highlight the excellent condition of this piece, impeccable. In short, a piece that I consider very special.
