Serge tells me that he heard from Zenaide de Saillette that there was a copy of this sculpture of Jane Mary (Thorn) de Pierres made by Paul Gayrard. The Lady ofn Horseback (1853 approx) How incredible it would be to track it down and find out who the owner is now and how it came... Continue Reading →















I noticed that too..nicknames add even more color to the picture
Oh, yes I found the photo amd put it on the poat about the Thorn granchildren! From Jane's letters it…
I shared her portrait and her father James with you…James is the black framed portrait vs the giant gold framed…
Dear Jacqueline, I feel the same as you. It has brought so much to life. Jane is clearly very fond…
How wonderful to hear the voices of the family..the daily life, the visits the boredom…first hand accounts from woman are…