Most of John Singer Sargent's nude male work is made up of drawings and sketches of men he picked up in Italy or Italians he met elsewhere. (He literally drew some of them in bed after sex.) Most of these characters came and went, but one, Nicola d'Inverno ended up as Sargent's valet for years in London. Nicola's job description had to be quite interesting.
What a job... But a good way to move your lover in with you.
ReplyDeleteIn those days some sort of "cover" was useful. We'll probably never know if Nicola actually did any work as a valet.
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