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Portrait of George Sand

Engraver Luigi Calamatta Italian
After Eugène Delacroix French
Sitter George Sand French
1837
Not on view
George Sand’s publisher commissioned this portrait of the up-and-coming writer in 1834. Its making occasioned the lifelong friendships she maintained with both the portrait’s painter, Delacroix, and the engraver, Calamatta, who required his own sittings from the novelist despite having Delacroix’s painting as a source. The print was eventually published in the literary monthly "La revue des deux mondes" and served as the frontispiece for two of her novels. In turn, Sand based one of the characters in her 1837 book "Les maîtres mosaïstes" (The Master Mosaic Makers) on Calamatta and published commentaries on his work. Her son later married the engraver’s daughter.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of George Sand
  • Engraver: Luigi Calamatta (Italian, Civitavecchia 1801–1869 Milan)
  • Artist: After Eugène Delacroix (French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)
  • Sitter: George Sand (French, Paris 1804–1876 Nohant)
  • Date: 1837
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 4 5/8 × 3 11/16 in. (11.8 × 9.4 cm)
    Sheet: 6 5/8 × 4 13/16 in. (16.8 × 12.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.149
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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