Object details
Object number
ARC.006263
Creator(s)
Title
Sarah Bernhardt
Date
about 1880
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
French
Dimensions
16.2 x 10.6 cm (6 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed in ink (bottom left): Nadar
Printed in ink (bottom right): Rue D' Anju 51 / (Hôtel Privé)
Printed in ink (verso): Médaille D' Or / Exposition Universelle / 1878... / Nadar / Rue d' Anju...
Stamped in ink (verso): J. Macmichael / 42, South Audley St. W / Court Stationer / By Appointment
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner’s collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Nathaniel Silver and Diana Seave Greenwald. Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life (Boston, 2022), pp.118-121, fig. 64.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Modern Actors Case
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