Portrait, Musee Balzac, Chateau de Sache
Docteur Miquel, charcoal drawing, c. 1836-48, presumed to be a self portrait by the doctor, who was called to Sache on 26th June 1836 to treat Balzac, who had suffered a stroke, in the Musee Balzac at the Chateau de Sache, a Renaissance manor house built 15th century, in Sache near Tours in the Loire Valley, France. Jean Margonne owned the building in the 19th century and Balzac stayed here many times from 1825 to 1840, working and writing. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13928218
Media ID
45465265
Size
3772px x 5906px
(9.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
