The first nude in history was in 1828. On a canvas measuring six by eight centimeters, Sarah Goodrige, an American painter, represented her own breasts.

She sent it to Daniel Webster, then a real personality of the time, with presidential ambitions.

He's married, she isn't.

Discover the fascinating history of this painting with the historian Thomas Snégaroff, in this video produced by our partner Brut.

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