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Colored drawing of a prosperous-looking man in a 19th-century suit with waistcoat and black tie, wearing a monocle holding a smoking cigar in his right hand
Chevalier de Souza Correa by "Spy," Vanity Fair 18 August 1898

Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Souza Correa
  • João Arthur Souza Corrêa

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Organizations edit

  • Brazilian Minister Plenipotentiary[1]

Timeline edit

1897 July 2, Friday, M. de Souza Corrêa (#178 on the list of people who were present) attended the Duchess of Devonshire's Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House.

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball edit

 
Chevalier de Souza Corrêa as a Knight Templar, XIV Century. ©National Portrait Gallery, London.

At the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, M. de Souza Correa — João Arthur Souza Corrêa, the Brazilian Minister Plenipotentiary[1] — sat at Table 7 in the first seating for supper.

Alexander Bassano's portrait (left) of Chevalier de Souza Corrêa as a Knight Templar, XIV Century in costume is photogravure #22 in the album presented to the Duchess of Devonshire and now in the National Portrait Gallery.[2] The printing on the portrait says, "The Chevalier de Souza Corrêa as a Knight Templar XIV Century."[3]

A caricature portrait (above right) of the Chevalier de Souza Corrêa by Leslie Ward ("Spy") appeared in the 18 August 1898 issue of Vanity Fair, as Number 722 in the "Men of the Day" series.[4]

Demographics edit

  • Nationality: Brazilian

Family edit

  • João Arthur Souza Corrêa ()

Notes and Questions edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "List of ambassadors of Brazil to the United Kingdom". Wikipedia. 2020-03-17. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_ambassadors_of_Brazil_to_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=945950317. 
  2. ↑ "Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball (1897): photogravures by Walker & Boutall after various photographers." 1899. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait-list.php?set=515.
  3. ↑ "Chevalier de Souza Corrêa as a Knight Templar, XIV Century." Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball Album. National Portrait Gallery https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw158374/Chevalier-de-Souza-Corra-as-a-Knight-Templar-XIV-Century.
  4. ↑ "List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1895–1899)". Wikipedia. 2024-01-14. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899)&oldid=1195518024.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Vanity_Fair_(British_magazine)_caricatures_(1895%E2%80%931899).
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