Caption
Thirty portraits of Sarah Bernhardt as Joan of Arc, Sarah Bernhardt, role de Jeanne d'Arc, page, photomechanical print, number: '7253, 7292', photographer: Félix Nadar, cliché maker: Pierre Patin, Paris, c. 1881 - in or before 1891, Félix Nadar, Pierre Patin, photographer, cliché maker, paper, Woodburytype, height 166 mm x width 128 mm, Person, Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc), possible attributes: armor, banner, lance, sword, A sepia-toned photographic contact sheet mounted on a lighter backing showing rows of portrait and theatrical posed images of a woman in varied costumes and poses; the top row features head-and-shoulder portraits with the woman wearing a dark coat and hat, the next rows show three-quarter and full-length views of the woman in a light, high-collared dress with puffed sleeves and in a long robe or gown in staged interior and doorway settings, and several images depict her holding a flag or kneeling; the sheet contains small dark rectangular plaques beneath many images and a centered decorative cartouche between two rows, all images arranged in a grid with consistent borders.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B03_182
License type
Rights managed
Available size
38.3Mb (9.3Mb) / 10.3in x 14.4in / 3096 x 4327 (300dpi)