# Count D'Orsay — The Works of Max Beerbohm character guide

> Count D'Orsay in The Works of Max Beerbohm by Max Beerbohm.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** D'Orsay

**First appearance:** 0002-dandies-and-dandies

## Snapshot

A French-born dandy and painter whose rings, chains, and easy charm made him the ornamental counterpoint to Brummell's austerity.

## Who they are

D'Orsay is the book's second model of dandyism, a man who was nearly a painter and whose taste ran to countless rings and cobweb-fine chains. Where Brummell achieved the supreme effect through the least extravagant means, D'Orsay achieved it through abundance, and Beerbohm uses the contrast to map the movement's range. His friendships with Byron and Disraeli place him at the intersection of art, politics, and fashion, making him essential to the collection's portrait of an age.

## In the story

### [Dandies and Dandies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_works_of_max_beerbohm_se/chapters/dandies-and-dandies)

Described as a wayward, excessive dandy whose art was marred by showiness and who failed to achieve the greatness of Brummell.

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