Man, those Fritz and Knobelsdorf arguments must have made everyone else in sight run for cover!
Hee. Fritz in his eulogy for him: M. de Knobelsdorff had a character of candor and probity which made him generally esteemed; he loved the truth, and convinced himself that it offended no one; he regarded courtesy as an inconvenience, and shunned anything that seemed to constrain his freedom; you had to know him well to fully appreciate his merit.
By the way, no mention of Küstrin at all, but he says that Knobelsdorff left the army as a captain in 1730. Wiki doesn't mention Küstrin either, on the contrary says that they met for the first time in 1732, due to FW even, and after Knobelsdorff befriended Pesne. No source given unfortunately, but I'd still say that Manger is off base and not just when it comes to candles. (Still kind of interesting that this was apparently a rumour at the time.) But now I'm also wondering if Manger is the sole source for some other details of their relationship and how reliable they are.
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Re: Book review I: Der Meister von Sanssouci - Fredersdorf and historical footnotes
Date: 2021-03-17 10:10 pm (UTC)Hee. Fritz in his eulogy for him: M. de Knobelsdorff had a character of candor and probity which made him generally esteemed; he loved the truth, and convinced himself that it offended no one; he regarded courtesy as an inconvenience, and shunned anything that seemed to constrain his freedom; you had to know him well to fully appreciate his merit.
By the way, no mention of Küstrin at all, but he says that Knobelsdorff left the army as a captain in 1730. Wiki doesn't mention Küstrin either, on the contrary says that they met for the first time in 1732, due to FW even, and after Knobelsdorff befriended Pesne. No source given unfortunately, but I'd still say that Manger is off base and not just when it comes to candles. (Still kind of interesting that this was apparently a rumour at the time.) But now I'm also wondering if Manger is the sole source for some other details of their relationship and how reliable they are.