Bernhardt Collection

Tosca - Music Cover
Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Puccinis Tosca

BERNHARDT: MUCHA POSTER. Sarah Bernhardt on a lithograph poster, 1894, by Alphonse Mucha for a production of Gismonda by Victorien Sardou at the Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris, France

Madame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by Downey
Madame Sarah Bernhardt as Theodora - photograph by Messrs Downey. Date: 1894

Play / Racine / Phedre
Sarah Bernhardt wears a full dress with sleeves to the floor as they plays Phedre by Jean Racine

Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage Actress
Sarah Bernhardt - French Stage (and early film) Actress (1844-1923) - The Divine Sarah - in La Princesse Lointaine by Edmond Rostand. The frame border is an ornate floral art nouveau design

The Folly Theatre, Peter Street, Manchester
Promotional postcard showing a playbill of the acts playing at the Folly Theatre of Varieties, (known as the Folly) Peter Street, Manchester for the week commencing Monday, 24th March 1889

British troops resting after six days fighting, 1944
A group of jocular British soldiers take a rest after six days spent attacking the strongly defended German positions on Mounts Camino and Maggiore, fighting through thick mud and unceasing rain

SARAH BERNHARDT (1844-1923). French actress. Oil on canvas, 1879, by Georges Clairin

Sarah Bernhardt / Sourire
Sarah Bernhardt in Dumas La Dame aux Camelias

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (b/w photo)
PCT4257157 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (b/w photo); (add.info.: Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "Les bouffons" (b/w photo)
PCT4257914 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "Les bouffons" (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) and J. Derval in the play "La Beffa" (b/w photo)
PCT4257900 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) and J. Derval in the play "La Beffa" (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play
PCT4257881 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play "Angelo". (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of "Theroigne de Mericourt"
PCT4257632 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of "Theroigne de Mericourt", play by Paul Hervieu

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of Saint Therese in the play "The Virgin of
PCT4257694 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of Saint Therese in the play "The Virgin of Avila" by Catulle Mendes

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), 1899. (b/w photo)
PCT4257579 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), 1899. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Theatre des Nations); © Patrice Cartier

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923): in the role of the Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play
PCT4257885 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923): in the role of the Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play "Angelo", with M

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of Saint Therese of Avila in the play "La
PCT4257693 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of Saint Therese of Avila in the play "La vierge d'Avila"by Catulle Mendes

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick
PCT4257596 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick, 1899

Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of "Cleopatra"
PCT4257538 Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of "Cleopatra", play by Victorien Sardou

London: Portrait of the famous theatre actress Sarah Bernhardt, 1884
LUX4719324 London: Portrait of the famous theatre actress Sarah Bernhardt, 1884; (add.info.: London: Portrait of the famous theatre actress Sarah Bernhardt, 1884); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) photographed as " Foedora"
JAB5034338 Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) photographed as " Foedora". Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Henriette Rosine Bernard dit Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of troubadour Zanetto
JAB5034356 Portrait of Henriette Rosine Bernard dit Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in the role of troubadour Zanetto, playing lute in Francois Coppee's play " Le passer". Photo W. & D

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (b/w photo)
PCT4257207 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (b/w photo); (add.info.: Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), dramatic artist.); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (photo)
PCT4257120 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (photo); (add.info.: dramatic artist); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "la Beffa" (b/w photo)
PCT4257893 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "la Beffa" (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play
PCT4257879 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Tisbe in Victor Hugo's play "Angelo", with M

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the
PCT4257851 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the Aiglon", play by Edmond Rostand (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the
PCT4257846 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "the Aiglon", play by Edmond Rostand. (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in a scene of "Theodora"
PCT4257712 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in a scene of "Theodora", a play by Victorien Sardou

Sarah Bernhardt in the play 'Les bouffons', 1905
JAB4119087 Sarah Bernhardt in the play 'Les bouffons', 1905; (add.info.: Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play " Les bouffons"

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) with title of 12 pieces she played (engraving)
PCT4257135 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) with title of 12 pieces she played (engraving); (add.info.: Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in a theatre scene with actress Bartet
PCT4257131 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), in a theatre scene with actress Bartet and actor Mounet-Sully (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in front of a game of checkers (photo)
PCT4257119 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in front of a game of checkers (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "Les bouffons", 1907 (photo)
PCT4257905 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "Les bouffons", 1907 (photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in "
PCT4257875 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of the Duke of Reichstadt in " the Aiglon", play by Edmond Rostand (photo); © Patrice Cartier

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse)
PCT4257646 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse), in a scene of the play "The Night of May" by Alfred de Musset

Comedian Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) interpreting Hamlet by William Shakespeare. 1899
JAB5035250 Comedian Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) interpreting Hamlet by William Shakespeare. 1899. Postcard. Coll

London: Portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora's stage dress, 1884
LUX4719362 London: Portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora's stage dress, 1884; (add.info.: London: Portrait of actress Sarah Bernhardt in Theodora's stage dress)

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer: The house of Sarah Bernard, 1860
LUX4817464 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer: The house of Sarah Bernard, 1860; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Belle-Ile-en-Mer: The house of Sarah Bernard

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Alexandre Dumas Jr
PCT4257924 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the role of Alexandre Dumas Jr. "The Lady of the Camellias" (photo); (add.info.: The death of Marguerite)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "The Sleeping Beauty" (b/w photo)
PCT4257901 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in the play "The Sleeping Beauty" (b/w photo); © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in Racine's play "Phedre" (b/w photo)
PCT4257639 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) in Racine's play "Phedre" (b/w photo); (add.info.: Act III, scene 1: "Serve my fury)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as Hamlet (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick, 1899
PCT4257586 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as Hamlet (Shakespeare), with the skull of Yorick, 1899. (b/w photo); (add.info.: Theatre des Nations); © Patrice Cartier

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) showing her in 7 of her great roles (photomontage)
PCT4257125 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) showing her in 7 of her great roles (photomontage); (add.info.: Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) photographed in prayer as "Theroigne de Mericourt"
PCT4257636 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) photographed in prayer as "Theroigne de Mericourt", play by Paul Hervieu

Book cover 'Ma double vie, memoires de Sarah Bernhardt', 1923 (print)
PCT4259271 Book cover 'Ma double vie, memoires de Sarah Bernhardt', 1923 (print); (add.info.: Cover of the book " Ma double vie, memoires de Sarah Bernhardt")

Comedian Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) interpreting " Theroigne de Mericourt"
JAB5035247 Comedian Henriette Rosine Bernard called Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) interpreting " Theroigne de Mericourt", piece by Paul Hervieu, 1902. Postcard. Coll

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"Bernhardt: A Legendary Actress and Icon of the Stage" Sarah Bernhardt, a name that resonates with elegance, talent, and theatrical brilliance. From her captivating performances in Tosca to her portrayal of Theodora captured beautifully in a photograph by Downey, Bernhardt's presence on stage was nothing short of mesmerizing. One cannot mention Bernhardt without acknowledging the iconic Mucha poster from 1894. With its intricate design and ethereal depiction of Gismonda, it perfectly encapsulates the allure and grandeur associated with this legendary actress. Known for her remarkable interpretations of Racine's Phedre and other plays, Sarah Bernhardt became synonymous with French theater. Her contributions to the stage were unparalleled, leaving audiences spellbound by her mastery of emotions and impeccable delivery. Even beyond France's borders, Bernhardt left an indelible mark on theaters worldwide. The Folly Theatre in Manchester witnessed her extraordinary talent firsthand as she graced its stage with unforgettable performances. But it wasn't just on stage where Sarah Bernhardt made history. During World War II, British troops found solace after days of fighting while resting near a theater bearing her name – a testament to the enduring legacy she had created. Artists sought to capture every aspect of this enigmatic actress; Georges Clairin immortalized her beauty in an oil painting from 1879 while Bastien-Lepage portrayed her essence through his brushstrokes. Whether smiling or solemnly posing for portraits, Sarah Bernhardt exuded charisma that transcended mere acting skills. Inevitably time caught up with even this great starlet. As news spread about Sarah Bernhardt's passing in 1923 at age seventy-nine, fans mourned the loss not only of an exceptional artist but also a symbol of grace and sophistication. Her memory lives on through caricatures like Gill's playful rendition which showcases both admiration and humor towards this larger-than-life personality.