Half-length, oval portrait in a square, shown in profile. The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence tentatively identifies her as Mme. Frotier-de-la-Messalière. See: The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's correspondence, v. 6, pages 344-347, 368 and v. 41, page 350
Description:
Title engraved in image, below portrait., Also signed in image: "Pouget delineavit et sculp.", "Pl. Ire"--Upper left corner., Quote from Milton below title, in English and French: "Grace in all her steps, heav'n in her eye, In every gesture Dignity and Love ...", The Lewis Walpole Library impression: Horace Walpole's note below imprint reads: "Mistress of George Visc. Bury, afterwards Earl of Albemarle.", and Sheet trimmed?
This collection consists principally of photographic prints of Barney at various ages: as a teenager; as a young woman in Victorian attire and in riding gear; with Gabriele d'Annunzio; with Romaine Brooks; with unidentified friends; and by herself at age 48. Also included are: a photographic postcard addressed to "Chère Rachilde"; an inscribed calling card; and a copy of a book of poems by Louis Emié ("Hauts Desirs Sans Absence" Paris: Pierre Seghers, 1953), inscribed to Barney, with a letter from Barney to Emié.
Alternative Title:
[Photograph of Natalie Barney standing and holding a flower]
Description:
Natalie Barney was a poet, playwright, novelist and essayist, whose salon in Paris, while serving as a gathering point for writers in general, aimed to promote the writings of women. and Purchased from David J. Holmes on the Danforth N. Barney, Jr. Fund, 1996
Subject (Name):
Barney, Natalie Clifford, D'Annunzio, Gabriele,--1863-1938, and Emié, Louis,--1900-
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century, Authors, French--20th century, and Women authors, French
Title etched below image center., Place of publication derived from publisher's place of business., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Lith. de G. Engelmann
Subject (Topic):
Anomalies, Abnormalities, Human, Artists with disabilities, Painters (Artists), and Human curiosities
