Eugène-André Champollion, Portrait de M.lle Sarah Bernhardt After Lepage

Eugène-André Champollion, Portrait de M.lle Sarah Bernhardt After LepageThis late 19th century etching of the actress, Sarah Bernhardt, skilfully conveys her captivating spirit and gregarious energy. Its etched by Eugne Andr Champollion (1848 1901) and after a portrait by Jules Bastien Lepage (1848 1884). At the time, Bernhardt was a household name and perhaps the first true A list celebrity. She was known for her scandalous lifestyle, a string of high profile lovers, and her abrasive attitude. Her notoriety began early

Prince Maurice of Battenburg and in 1898 he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Academy

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32½” x 38” / 83cm x 97cmYear of creation: c

which is likely to be the original

An impressionistic 19th-century portrait of an Italian girl by Belgian artist

Rondahl produced this piece at the age of 20 during his time at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen

840 achieved for ‘Young Roman Water Carrier’ at Sotheby’s in 2005

The painting is signed in the lower left and housed within a frame that could be its original

A detailed interior scene with a hand-painted trunk

he exhibited annually in the illustrious Paris Salon and several of his works are housed in museum collections

1860Provenance: DenmarkCondition: Areas of light craquelure and a few very minor losses

The frame is newer and a little wobbly in places

catching her bonnet