The Nadars, a photographic legend

The Nadars

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Ludovic Napoléon Lepic as an explorer

Paul Nadar, 1884, tirage postérieur à 1897

Silver print from a silver gelatin negative, 60 x 48.5 cm.
BnF, Prints and Photographs Department, EO-112-FT-4
© Bibliothèque nationale de France
Ludovic Napoléon Lepic (1839-1889) was a French painter and engraver who was also well-known for his work in the fields of archeology and anthropology. The human skulls so carefully arranged in the foreground refer to his interest in prehistoric times.