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Portrait of Baudelaire

1856–58

Nadar

(French, 1820–1910)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
albumen print, cabinet card
Measurements
Image: 14.6 x 10.8 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nina Rosenblum and Lisa Rosenblum 2022.350
Public Domain
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Location
230 Photography
Print
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Did You Know?

French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire, who wrote scathingly about photography, was nonetheless close friends with the famed photographer Nadar.

Description

Nadar made this portrait as a cabinet card. These slightly larger prints displaced cartes-de-visite in popularity around 1865. While somewhat more expensive, they were pursued nonetheless by those collecting celebrity portraits.
This vertically oriented albumen print depicts Charles Baudelaire from the waist up. A man with light skin tone, his serious gaze looks directly toward us. His receding hairline, marked by a small spot of surface damage, gives way to wavy hair above the ears. He wears a dark jacket with wide lapels over a white shirt and an oversized bow tie. Two round buttons are visible against the dark, monochromatic background of the studio portrait.

Portrait of Baudelaire

1856–58

Nadar

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

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