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Sarah Bernhardt as Melisande in La Princesse Lointaine

Lithograph
1901 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Face and shoulders portrait of the actor Sarah Bernhardt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSarah Bernhardt as Melisande in La Princesse Lointaine (generic title)
Materials and techniques
lithograph
Brief description
'Sarah Bernhardt', decorative panel by Paul Berthon, lithograph, 1901.
Physical description
Face and shoulders portrait of the actor Sarah Bernhardt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 65.3cm
  • Width: 50.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Paul Berthon.
Production
Sarah Bernhardt is shown in the role of Melisande in La Princesse Lointaine by Edward Rostand, first staged by Bernhardt in 1894.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Carol Ockman and Kenneth E Silver, Sarah Bernhardt:the art of high drama New York: Jewish Museum; New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780300109191.
Collection
Accession number
E.133-1981

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Record createdDecember 15, 2004
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