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Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870) by Nadar

Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)

Nadar · 1855

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DETAILS
Artist
Nadar
Date
1855
Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Photography
Culture
France, 19th century
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
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Nadar

Nadar, the pioneering French photographer, caricaturist, and balloonist, took the first aerial photographs in 1858 and captured iconic portraits of his bohemian Parisian circle.

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