▁titled ▁Me o ▁P ata cca ▁on ▁a ▁text ▁by ▁Bern eri . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁Ir v ine ▁says ▁that ▁Bour g ault ▁held ▁a ▁splendid ▁garden ▁party ▁at ▁the ▁Villa ▁Med ici ▁that ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁from ▁the ▁Tr aste vere , ▁the ▁old ▁Jewish ▁quarter ▁of ▁Rome ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁from ▁Cam po ▁dei ▁F ior i . ▁The ▁at ten de es ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁dress ▁in ▁cost umes ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁party ▁ro amed ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Villa ▁Med ici ▁ending ▁up ▁" in ▁a ▁br illi antly ▁light ed ▁sculpt or ' s ▁F alg ui ère ' s ▁studio , ▁where ▁six ▁mus icians ▁with ▁mand ol ins ▁and ▁gu it ars ▁provided ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁cost umed ▁d anc ers ." ▁Mass en et ▁– ▁who , ▁it ▁seems , ▁was ▁Bour g ault ' s ▁only ▁close ▁friend ▁– ▁was ▁a ▁party ▁guest . ▁The ▁party ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁memor able ▁because ▁Mass en et ▁re collect ed ▁it ▁many ▁years ▁later . ▁Mass en et ▁wrote : ▁" The ▁weather ▁was ▁fine ▁and ▁the ▁scene ▁was ▁simply ▁wonderful ▁when ▁we ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁' B os co ', ▁my ▁sacred ▁gro ve . ▁The ▁setting ▁sun ▁light ed ▁up ▁the ▁old ▁walls ▁of ▁ancient ▁Rome . ▁The ▁entertain ment ▁ended ▁in ▁[ Jean - Alex and re - Jose