Maurice Sand
Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, known as Baron Dudevant but better known by the pseudonym Maurice Sand (30 June 1823 – 4 September 1889), was a French writer, artist and entomologist. He studied art under Eugène Delacroix and also experimented in various other subjects, including geology and biology. He was the elder child and only son of George Sand, a French novelist and feminist, and her husband, Baron François Casimir Dudevant.
Also recorded as Jean Francois Maurice Sand · Jean François Maurice Sand · Jean François Maurice du Devant · Jean-François-Maurice Dudevant
Maurice Sand

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- Name
- Maurice Sand
- Occupation
- * Writer
- Birth Name
- Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant
- Born
- 30 June 1823
- Died
- 4 September 1889
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Nohant-Vic, France
- Spouse
- Lina Calamatta
- Nationality
- France
- Teachers
- Jules Boucoiran · Eugène Delacroix
- Known for
- Callirhoé
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant, known as Baron Dudevant but better known by the pseudonym Maurice Sand (30 June 1823 – 4 September 1889), was a French writer, artist and entomologist. He studied art under Eugène Delacroix and also experimented in various other subjects, including geology and biology. He was the elder child and only son of George Sand, a French novelist and feminist, and her husband, Baron François Casimir Dudevant.
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Biography
Biography
In addition to his numerous novels, he is best remembered for his monumental study of commedia dell'arte – Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne), 1860.
Training under Jules Boucoiran and Eugène Delacroix is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Callirhoé. Work by Maurice Sand is recorded in the collections of Musée de la Vie romantique. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Maurice Sand • Other Names — Baron Dudevant • Occupation — * Writer • artist • Birth Name — Jean-François-Maurice-Arnauld Dudevant • Born — 30 June 1823 • Died — 4 September 1889 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Place of death — Nohant-Vic, France • Spouse — Lina Calamatta • Children — 2 daughters • Father — Casimir Dudevant • Mother — George Sand • Relatives — Solange Dudevant (sister)
Works
Works
• Callirhoé, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1864 • Catalogue raisonné des lépidoptères du Berry & de l'Auvergne, Paris, E. Deyrolle, 1879 • George Sand et le Théâtre de Nohant, Paris, les Cent une, 1930 • La Fille du singe, Paris, P. Ollendorff, 1886 • Le Coq aux cheveux d'or, Paris, Librairie Internationale, 1867 • Le Québec: lettres de voyage, 1862; réimp. Paris, Magellan & Cie, 2006 • Le Théâtre des marionnettes, Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1890 • L'Atelier d'Eugène Delacroix de 1839 à 1848, Paris, Fondation George et Maurice Sand, 1963 • L'Augusta, Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1872 • Mademoiselle Azote. André Beauvray, Paris, Lévy, 1870 • Mademoiselle de Cérignan, Paris, Michel-Lévy frères, 1874 • Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne), texte et dessins, préf. George Sand, 1860 • Miss Mary, Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1868 * • Illustration — Portrait de Maurice Sand Raoul de la Chastre: aventures de guerre et d'amour, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1865 • Recueil des principaux types créés avec leurs costumes sur le théâtre de Nohant, [S.l. s.n.], 1846–1886 • Six mille lieues à toute vapeur, Paris, M. Lévy frères, 1873; réimp. Paris, Guénégaud, 2000 • Le Monde des Papillons, préface de George Sand, suivi de l'Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères d'Europe par A. Depuiset, Paris, Rothschild, 1867
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was French. He was the child of Casimir Dudevant and George Sand. 2 children are recorded: Aurore Sand and Gabrielle Sand.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1823
Maurice Sand born at Paris.
1889
Maurice Sand died at Nohant-Vic.
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- 1.Georges Pincemaille. Les Boucoiran. Mémoires de l'Académie de Nîmes. 2003 lire en.
- 2.George Sand, lettres de Valdemosa, 20 janvier et 26 février 1839 (Lettres de Chopin et de George Sand (1836-1839), éd. La Cartoixa, Palma de Mallorca).
- 3.George Sand à Eugène Lambert, 21 mai 1862, Correspondance.
- 4.Notice des Œuvres de George Sand chez Hetzel, 1852-1856, sur le catalogue général de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Page consultée le 16 juin 2019.
- 5.Raymonde Bonnefous (collab.), Guide littéraire de la France, Hachette, coll. « Bibliothèque des Guides bleus », 1964.
- 6.Six mille lieues à toute vapeur. wikisource.org.
- 7.Les Carnets de voyage de Maurice Sand ont été numérisés et sont consultables sur le portail des bibliothèques spécialisées de la Ville de Paris : carnet (1840-1849) ; carnet (1850-1854, Paris, Creuse, Nohant, Beauce) ; carnet (1855-1860, France) ; carnet (1855, Italie) ; carnet (1861, Toulon, Afrique, Espagne) ; carnet (1861, États-Unis d'Amérique) ; carnet (1862-1876, France) ; carnet (1877-1887, France). [BHVP, Sand-H-0392 à 399
- 8.Consulter en ligne Masques et bouffons (comédie italienne)
- 9.Musee Rimbaud - Musee de l'Ardenne. Musee rimbaud - musee de l'ardenne -….
- 10.https://www.leberry.fr/nohant-vic-36400/loisirs/les-marionnettes-de-maurice-sand-vont-etre-exposees-tout-l-ete-au-musee-de-l-ardenne-a-charleville-mezieres_14332340/
- 11.coll. Imbault à Saint-Amand en 1987, du cat. de l'exposition du cinquantenaire de la mort de l'écrivain, Paris et Niort, 1987 - archives pers.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Lise Bissonnette, Maurice Sand, Une œuvre et son brisant au , Rennes/Montréal, Presses universitaires de Rennes, en coédition avec les Presses de l'Université de Montréal, 2017.
- , t. 11, , , , (lire en ligne)
- Renée Lelièvre, « La Commedia dell'Arte vue par George et Maurice Sand », dans Cahiers de l'Association internationale des études françaises, 1963, , 247-259.
- Christophe Grandemange, Maurice Sand - Un artiste aux multiples talents, éditions Sutton, 2016.
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