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George Sand (1804-1876)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Amandine-Aurore-Lucie Dupin (pseudonym George Sand), was a French novelist born in Paris in 1804. She had many open liasons with prominent figures and was politically active as well. She is best remembered for her novels: "Lettres d'un voyager," dealing with her life with Musset, and among others, "Un Hiver à Majorque," her recollections of Chopin. Sand died in Nohant in 1876.
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Provenance
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Mrs. Frederick B. Adams [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, April 6, 1954, by gift.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 x W: 2 15/16 in. (7 x 7.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2394