In the Circle of Friends in Paris

Julian Fontana was a man of many talents. He met Chopin while still studying at the Warsaw Lyceum, later they attended the Main School of Music, although Julian was also preparing to study law. In 1830, he took part in the November Uprising. That, in turn, forced him to emigrate.

George Sand was the author of several dozen novels, short stories, plays and essays. Her controversial way of being, courage to take up difficult topics, struggle for women's access to the world of culture earned her the reputation of an eccentric emancipationist. 

Chopin spent many an evening discussing music and painting with the French master of the palette Eugène Delacroix, who highly appreciated the work of the poet of the piano. Delacroix also visited George Sand and Chopin in Nohant several times.

In July 1838, Delacroix began working on a joint portrait of Chopin and Sand. The unfinished work was cut in the 2nd half of the 19th century. The part with the likeness of the composer is now held in Paris, and the one depicting the writer – in Copenhagen. <br> 
 

Chopin loved opera and was also friends with singers. One of his closest people was Pauline Viardot, a French mezzosoprano of Spanish origin. Fryderyk appreciated not only her voice, but also her sense of humor. 

Pauline Viardot-García made caricatures of her friend, some of which, like this one, have survived to this day.

Franz Liszt, who held Fryderyk in great esteem, was mentioned among the greatest composers of the era, along with Chopin. It was precisely Liszt who published his first biography three years after his friend's death, devoting much attention to mazurkas and nocturnes.