The Nadars, a photographic legend

The Nadars

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Poster for the Bouffes Parisiens theater

Félix Nadar, 1855

Color lithography, 60 x 46.5 cm.
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, TF-1133 (1)-FOL
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
This large lithographed poster by Nadar portrays the connections between his former trade as an illustrator and his new one as a photographer. He used a photograph he had just taken of the musician, singer and Joseph Darcier as his model.