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11 October 1888 — Ca’ Capello, Venice | |
Thursday. 11th [October 1888]. Busy morning clearing & arranging the cupboard containing painting materials. Mr Ruskin came at 12 with Miss Dolly Tennant to pay us a visit. I had never seen him before; he is a weak looking frail old gentleman with a strong head but very much bent & round shouldered. He expressed himself very much delighted with our pictures—& said that our Cima was the best in Europe & entirely beautiful. He seems in exceptionallly good humour, & said that he considered the restorations of the façade of the Ducal Palace were very well done & one could not select which of the capitals were new. He did not even object to the steamers on the Grand Canal fully recognising their utility. He however solemnly announced that he regretted to say that no one would ever more see the Lake of Geneva! It is entirely obscured by the smoke of the steamers running on it & that the only place fit now to live in is France & he intended to end his days at Beauvais. He stayed with us about an hour. Went out in afternoon with Henry in gondola. We went to the Va-Murano to see the church building & to meet Mr Scott & Mr Jameson to talk over the stairs to be made. Dined at 7. Henry took Ola & Nela out after dinner in the moonlight. | |
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