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Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt
Boussod, Valadon et Cie. (French, 19th century)
French
Medium/Technique
Photo-aquatint
Dimensions
Overall: 35.6 × 28.2 cm (14 × 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Boussod, Valladon & Co.
Accession NumberM8307
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLower right, in letterpress: Boussod, Valadon Et Cie, 9, Rue Chaptal, Paris / Spécimen de Photo-Aquatinte / (Procédé à 01.40 c. le centimètre carré) / Reproduction D'Après Nature / Dimensions de la planche, marges comprises : 0m262mm x 0m197mm / Prix : 206 Fr. 45 C.
Lower right, in graphite: 4
Lower center, in graphite: WM of 7 1/2 x 10 / 5 5 / 12 1/2 x 15 / B.V. & Co / 5/8
Verso, lower center, in graphite: Sarah Bernhardt / Born Paris 1844 / A noted French actress
Verso, lower left, in graphite: Bernhardt
Lower right, in graphite: 4
Lower center, in graphite: WM of 7 1/2 x 10 / 5 5 / 12 1/2 x 15 / B.V. & Co / 5/8
Verso, lower center, in graphite: Sarah Bernhardt / Born Paris 1844 / A noted French actress
Verso, lower left, in graphite: Bernhardt
Provenance1892, gift of Boussod, Valadon & Co., New York, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: March 15, 1892)