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Portrait of a woman wearing an ornate headband and a long beaded (possibly pearls?) necklace wrapped around the neck multiple times. Zoe was a heroine of the Greek War of Independence in 1821. She was reputed to be shy until the Turks attacked Myconé, killing her father. Zoe then became an eloquent orator calling for revenge at public meetings and raising the spirit of resistance among the people of her island. Finally, the Greek senate voted to provide ships and troops to defeat the invaders. The model for Zoe is Marie Spartali, whose father was the Consul General of Greece in London.
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