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Alexandre Dumas père (1802–1870)

1855

Nadar

(French, 1820–1910)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 23.8 x 17.8 cm (9 3/8 x 7 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1983.198
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Location
230 Photography
Print
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Did You Know?

Nadar was an alias for Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, a prominent and well-connected photographer, caricaturist, and writer who photographed many of the cultural and political celebrities of the age.

Description

Celebrities he photographed included his friend, the wildly successful French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas, the author of The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. In 1874, Nadar loaned his studio to a group of artists so they could mount the first exhibition of Impressionist painting, which included works by Berthe Morisot.
A vertically oriented salted paper print depicts an older, stocky man with light skin, looking at us. Frizzy hair surrounds his head and his lips are set in a line. He wears a dark jacket over a high-collared white shirt and dark vest. His hands are clasped at his waist, his right hand clutching his left cuff, against a monochromatic background that transitions from light to dark shadows.

Alexandre Dumas père (1802–1870)

1855

Nadar

(French, 1820–1910)
France, 19th century

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