A beguiling blend of art history, memoir and travel writing, which delves into the meanings of Velazquez's "Las Meninas". 'One of the great non-fiction writers of this and the last century... The story twists and turns back on Jacobs: the boyish humanity and exuberance; his wide-eyed openness to wonder; his altogether un-British rush of enthusiasm - is all on show... An exceptionally gifted writer' Simon Schama, "Financial Times"