The Nadars, a photographic legend

The Nadars

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Eugène Pelletan (1813-1884)

Félix Nadar, around 1855

Salt-paper print from a collodion glass negative, 25 × 20 cm.
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO-15 (11)-PET FOL
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
Nadar has clearly portrayed a man of conviction. Like himself, Pelletan was a fervent anti-Royalist and fierce adversary of Napoleon III's regime. In his writing, as in his political career, he stayed true to his ideals.