More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . be tired of being court painter andmaking our pictures so many times? asked theInfanta Maria Theresa, languidly putting into a vasesome beautiful roses, while with her handkerchief,so big that it resembled a table covering, she nickedaway a petal which had caught itself in the heavysilver braid of her gown. But think of the honor conferred upon Velasquezin being permitted to paint so often our father, HisMajesty, King of Spain, our late mother, the Queen,and us,
More magic pictures of the long ago; stories of the people of many lands; with reproductions from works of art and old manuscripts . be tired of being court painter andmaking our pictures so many times? asked theInfanta Maria Theresa, languidly putting into a vasesome beautiful roses, while with her handkerchief,so big that it resembled a table covering, she nickedaway a petal which had caught itself in the heavysilver braid of her gown. But think of the honor conferred upon Velasquezin being permitted to paint so often our father, HisMajesty, King of Spain, our late mother, the Queen,and us, their royal children! Don Balthazar spokequite formally as became the heir to the throne, forhe was a true prince, this little boy who was born tocommand and rule, yet who died in boyhood. Thy betrothed, Mariana of Austria, said theInfanta very formally, also, although the Princess ofAustria was but a child herself, only twelve years ofage, the Princess Mariana likes to be painted! Nodoubt she desires to send back to her home picturesof herself at the Spanish court during her visit to us. 126 AT THE COURT OF PHILIP IV OF SPAIN. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. DON BALTHAZAR CARLOS By the School of looks like a real little boy in spite of the elaborate way he is dressed! That is just what I wish to do, said the littlePrincess in question, entering the great room at that AT THE COURT OF PHILIP IV OF SPAIN 127 moment, followed by her ladies-in-waiting and one ofthe funny little court dwarfs with his big head andsmall body: for the Spanish court kept many of thesequeer little people as jesters and toys to keep themfrom forgetting how to laugh, so gloomy was theRoyal Palace. Come, Pachito, give us more of thy pranks! HisMajesty tells me it is not comely for me to laugh tooheartily at thy tricks, but I tell him that I cannotbut do so, so delightfully funny thou art! But stay,Pachito, thou shalt make us smile when our courtpainter next puts us on canvas! To-mor
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