The Nadars, a photographic legend

The Nadars

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Four views of Ernestine in Middle Eastern dress

Félix Nadar, around 1860

Estate print from an original collodion glass negative, 22.3 x 16.3
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO-15 (2)-FOL
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
Although she generally had some reserves about her high-mantenance husband's constant clowning, Ernestine did agree to pose in Middle Eastern costume for this shot.