George Sand
by DELACROIX, Eugène, Oil on canvas, 79 x 57 cm
George Sand (original name Aurore Dupin) was a free-spirited French Romantic writer. She scandalized 19th-century Paris when she defied convention and pioneered an independent path for women. She was noted for her numerous love affairs with such prominent figures as Prosper Merim�e, Alfred de Musset, Fr�d�ric Chopin, and others. Delacroix did not take her very seriously, but Chateaubriand was inspired of her work.
The painting is unfinished.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Fryderik Chopin: Waltz No 7 In C Sharp Minor Op 64, No 2