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A Chinese fairy tale and a painter’s judgment
An English observer recalls meeting a young nobleman learning painting, provoking debate on merit and taste. The tale shifts to a Chinese fairy story about Bonbeninbonbobbinbonbobbinets, the sun exalter king who seeks a green eyed white mouse, revealing court intrigue and folly.
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China
Persoris
Gehtlémeh
Rory
Bonbobbin
Thort
Ebonbenin
Nanhoa
Prithee
Col. Leech
Rembrandt
England
Great Britain
Spain
London
Germany
Italy
Europe
Mediterranean
Naples
Two Sicilies
Sardinia
Turin
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Madrid
Republic of Genoa
Vienna
Tuscany
Modena
Frome
Wandle Reddy
America
Cadiz
Marshal Daun
Ag Ta
Laudohn
Konigsgratz
Silesia
Prince Henry
Sagan
de. la Mothe-Fouquet
Trautenau
Francfirt
Prague
Laudoln
Braunau
Adersbach
Trautefau
Landshut
Schweidnitz
Fouquet
Steinau
Hanau
Schonberg
Bruckenau
Fulda
Hanburgh
Frange
Imperial Court
Versailless
Caffel
Heffe-Caffel
Werthe
Hanover
Hague
Ferdinand