Three portrait studies of Sarah Bernhardt

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Artist/Maker	Mortimer Menpes (artist)
Place of origin	UK (made)

Portrait, three-quarter length, of the actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), facing half-left, wearing a lace collar and cape. In the upper left of the plate is a study of her head in left profile; in the lower left corner is a similar study, showing her wearing a hat.

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Categories	Hats & Headwear Portraits Prints Theatre
Object type	Print
Title	Three portrait studies of Sarah Bernhardt (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Etching
Brief description	By Mortimer Menpes: portrait of Sarah Bernhardt
Physical description	Portrait, three-quarter length, of the actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), facing half-left, wearing a lace collar and cape. In the upper left of the plate is a study of her head in left profile; in the lower left corner is a similar study, showing her wearing a hat.
Dimensions	Platemark height: 300mm Platemark width: 247mm Sheet height: 332mm Sheet width: 277mm 11 7/8 x 9 3/4 inches from catalogue
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	Signed in pencil: Mortimer Menpes imp.
Subject depicted	Sarah Bernhardt
Bibliographic reference	P. 213 Julie Robinson ; contributing authors: James Bennett, Barbara Bryant, Alice Clanachan, Anne Gray, Jennifer Harris, Russell Kelty, Jane Messenger, Pauline Packer, John Payne, Elspeth Pitt, Rosemary Smith, Maria Zagala. The world of Mortimer Menpes : painter, etcher, raconteur; Adelaide: South Australia Art Gallery of South Australia, 2014. ISBN: 9781921668197.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.743-1968

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1034113/three-portrait-studies-of-sarah-print-mortimer-menpes/

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