The Nadars, a photographic legend

The Nadars

fr

"House of Nadar"

A. Humbert, 1868

Caricature published in chapter 15 of Comical Houses by Charles Virmaître and Élie Frébault
323 illustrated pages
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO-15 (3)-FOL
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
[…] Seeing Nadar's signature is like seeing Nadar himself.
The bold, flashy N alone implies the daring star-catcher whose heart and soul are as bright as his hair, the ardent defender of democracy, the chivalrous supporter to the end of Poland, the artistic and literary daredevil of the better sort of Parisian bohemian; in a word, none other than Nadar!
As a person, Nadar is the kind of man that you like from the moment you're introduced, and feel like old friends with by the time soup is served. He has both your esteem and your love, for his principles first, and then for his hair. […] > lire la suite (read more (in French)