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Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Racine's Phèdre

W. & D. Downeyabout 1874

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The actress posed in a studio with pillars, dressed in an elaborate gown with a string of cameos as a belt.

Details

  • Title: Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Racine's Phèdre
  • Creator: W. & D. Downey
  • Date Created: about 1874
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 14.1 × 9.5 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Card photograph
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 87.XA.71.3
  • Culture: British
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: W. & D. Downey (British, active 1860 - 1920s)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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