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George Sand,
1864, printed 1877
Nadar, French, 1820–1910
Published by Goupil et Cie, French, active 1827–1879
Editor Ludovic Baschet, French, 1834–1909
Published by Goupil et Cie, French, active 1827–1879
Editor Ludovic Baschet, French, 1834–1909
x1992-142
Largely remembered for his insightful photographs of cultural celebrities, Nadar captured George Sand (1804–1876) at the height of her international fame as a novelist, essayist, and critic. A free-spirited aristocratic woman with a scandalous reputation, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin published under the pen name George Sand—and, on occasion, dressed like a man—because she felt that doing so offered her greater liberty in Paris at a time when women’s role in society was severely limited. Here, Nadar sensitively portrays Sand as a respected doyen of the French literary establishment.
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Title
George Sand
Dates
1864, printed 1877
Maker
Medium
Woodburytype
Dimensions
24.1 × 19.4 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
mount: 35.5 x 27 cm. (14 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of the Florence Gould Foundation
Object Number
x1992-142
Place Made
Europe, France, Paris, rue d' Anjou-Saint-Honore, 51
Inscription
Printed on mount below image, center: GEORGE SAND / GALERIE CONTEMPORAINE, 126, boulevard de Magenta. / Phot Goupil et Ce. / Cliché NADAR, rue d' Anjou-Saint-Honore, 51.
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