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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Natasha, post: 326170, member: 3724&quot;]Hello Aureliel, </p><p>It&#039;s a portrait of&nbsp; a very interesting person. You are right that it is Countess Potocka. But her life story is amazing. Her name is Sofia (Zofia). She was a Greek courtesan. Because of her outstanding beauty she had a lot of high ranking lovers. And eventually she managed to marry a Polish count Potocky and became Countess Potocka. I know a lot about her as her husband had huge estates in the territory of modern Ukraine and they lived here for a long time. About 80 km from Kyiv there is a gorgeous park under the name Sofiyivka. It was built by count Potocky as a present and manifestation of his love to her. I visited that park a few times. It&#039;s considered to be one of seven wonders of Ukraine.</p><p>You mentioned the name of the artist, Alexandr Kurcharsky. Never heard this name. The portrait below was made by Italian artist Salvatore Tonchi. This is the most realistic portrait of her. It was copied many times.</p><p>If you ever would like to come to Ukraine, I will gladly show the places related to them. There are about 15 Potocky palaces in Ukraine.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]108825[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]108836[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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