Self-portrait as an actor
Paul Nadar, around 1880
Albumen print from a collodion glass negative, 16 x 11 cm.
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO4 (NADAR)
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
Paul was a real theatre buff, and an opera fan in particular. A devoted subscriber to the Opéra-Comique light opera house, married to the soprano Marie Degrandi, he combined business with pleasure by specializing in portraits of opera singers.
© BnF, Éditions multimédias, 2018