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[Sarah Bernhardt as Camille, full-length portrait, seated on bed, facing slightly left, head resting on hands] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Sarah Bernhardt as Camille, full-length portrait, seated on bed, facing slightly left, head resting on hands], c1913. — historic photograph
[Sarah Bernhardt as Camille, full-length portrait, seated on bed, facing slightly left, head resting on hands], c1913.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Here Sarah Bernhardt poses as Camille, the doomed heroine of Alexandre Dumas fils's play *La Dame aux Camélias*, seated on a bed with her head resting on her hands. The role of a Parisian courtesan dying of tuberculosis was one of the signature parts of Bernhardt's long career, and she performed it for audiences in Europe and America for decades. The photograph, credited to the Rochlitz-Wheeler studio, captures the weary, lovelorn mood of the play's final act. Bernhardt, who lived from 1844 to 1923, was one of the most celebrated actresses of her era and used photographs to spread her image well beyond the theater.

Created / publishedc1913.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesCopyright by Rochlitz-Wheeler.
SubjectsBernhardt, Sarah,--1844-1923--Performances.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164500

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