Alfred Potocki (I)
From THEODORE LESCHETIZKY, 1903 by Angèle Potocka In the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Count Alfred Potocki and his noble, somewhat haughty spouse ( née Princess Czartoryska ) made their chief residence at the Castle of Lancut. Here they were surrounded by their children a highly gifted son, Alfred, and two daughters, Julie and Sophie and a large household, which, besides numberless servants and retainers of lesser degree, comprised librarians, readers, governesses, and masters for different branches of art and science, and among them the celebrated aquarellist, Willibald Richter, and other distinguished men, whose society made a sojourn at Lancut as charming as it was improving. Moreover, every variety of outdoor amusement was provided for the inmates of the castle, horseback-riding, hunting, and picnicking following one another in gay succession. Count Alfred gave great personal care and attention to the education of his children ;and believing that his daughters had attained an age when their musical studies required the guidance of an expert teacher, he applied to the great pedagogue Karl Czerny, requesting him to send one of his best pupils as music-master to the young countesses. Czerny recommended Leschetizky, strongly advising the latter to accept the situation, at least for the summer. Josef Leschetizky, father of Theodore Leschetizky, was born in Nestolitz, Bohemia, on March 19, 1801. (Etc.)
From Chatelan en Pologne, 1959 by Alfred Potocki (1886-1958) Le premier Potocki qui véritablement fut propriétaire de Lancut et qui y régna en maître fut Alfred, fils aîné de Jan et de Julie, premier du nom dans la lignée de Lancut. Lui également était très attaché à la France et dans sa jeunesse passa quelque temps à Paris. Je possède une liasse de ses lettres à son frère Arthur qui remontent aux années 1811-1812. Elles reévèlent un homme intelligent et non dépourvu de talent littéraire. On apprend dans la correspondance de la célèbre Duchesse de Devonshire et Leveson-Gower que le premier Alfred Potocki fut son invité lors de son voyage en Angleterre. Leveson-Gower note également le fait dans ses mémoires.
Bibliographic, Author Potocki, Alfred, hrabia, 1886-1958. Title(s) Chatelain en Pologne; m�moires du comte Potocki. Tr. de l'anglais par Michel Chrestien. Publisher Paris, Julliard, c1962. Paging 349 p. illus., ports. Notes Translation of Master of Lancut. |
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