tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post4379881662861174188..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Tart of the Week: Nancy ParsonsHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-80140982074779485702015-06-21T03:26:40.855-04:002015-06-21T03:26:40.855-04:00What about Prissy Fotheringham?What about Prissy Fotheringham?raput76https://www.blogger.com/profile/11981353763194033381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-58029479185834201302009-02-27T20:38:00.000-05:002009-02-27T20:38:00.000-05:00She reminds me of Emma Hamilton, except not as sel...She reminds me of Emma Hamilton, except not as self-absorbed and irritating. Who commissioned that portrait?Eliza Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627605324381190861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-83564961950326531542009-02-27T12:55:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:55:00.000-05:00Cool another tart that I didn't know about. Great ...Cool another tart that I didn't know about. Great portrait of her.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-65332937404475870612009-02-27T12:28:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:28:00.000-05:00I love the tart of the week :-) What a great story...I love the tart of the week :-) What a great story and a fascinating life.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860487428631923601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-69521964676938164542009-02-27T11:12:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:12:00.000-05:00Oh splendid, I'm glad you all like her! It's true...Oh splendid, I'm glad you all like her! It's true Kitty Fisher, the most notorious courtesan of the age was also recognized for her intelligent contributions.<BR/><BR/>@Paul- It was actually Charles Wyndham whom Harriet was involved in, and probably the true father of Caroline Lamb...but that's a post for another time :)Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-3812525180737318812009-02-27T08:35:00.000-05:002009-02-27T08:35:00.000-05:00Wasn't Charles Maynard one of Harriet's lovers? No...Wasn't Charles Maynard one of Harriet's lovers? No?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-89610248899530020672009-02-27T08:24:00.000-05:002009-02-27T08:24:00.000-05:00Agree. She does seem a cut above a 'mere' tart. ...Agree. She does seem a cut above a 'mere' tart. I think it's so much more natural that attraction is built on things like wit and charm than solely a recognizably beautiful visage. Yet society and media tell us another, less true story about that. I agree with Evangeline about this post. <BR/>It makes you see how, despite the ways in which institutional culture degraded [and still does to some extent] women in politics, religion and laws, in everyday life, many men longed for the companionship of women with whom they could forge an intellectual relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-73871156650088179082009-02-27T08:19:00.000-05:002009-02-27T08:19:00.000-05:00What a beautiful painting of her. She almost look...What a beautiful painting of her. She almost looks real- a real beauty. I'm sure that this too was a big factor in her being so appealing to men of her time.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-33044986812023667152009-02-27T03:38:00.000-05:002009-02-27T03:38:00.000-05:00Love that portrait! Someone should write a book ab...Love that portrait! Someone should write a book about her life. It seems to be a bit outside the usual "tart" line.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549433838794370673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-36425200392479738402009-02-27T02:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T02:09:00.000-05:00I love these blogs about the tarts and the femmes....I love these blogs about the tarts and the femmes. Many times, historical romance can be so "American" and "Hollywood" in its storytelling and its characters. I love that these women fascinated and captured their men not solely because of their beauty, but because of their intelligence, wit and charm--and still had IT well past their thirties.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.com