Self-portrait in Eskimo (sic) costume
Félix Nadar, 1863
Salt-paper print from a collodion glass negative, 22 × 13.5 cm
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gilman Collection, Purchase, Harriette and Noel Levine Gift, 2005 (2005.100.267)
This self-portrait in American Indian (or Eskimo (sic) according to a contemporary source) costume bears witness to Félix Nadar's love of spectacular and exotic outfits and disguises. He is believed to have worn it to a party at his studio.
© BnF, Éditions multimédias, 2018