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The Nadars, a photographic legend

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I. The Nadars

II. The Art of the Portrait

III. Documentary Uses of Photography

IV. Innovation

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Iconography

Thérèse Maillet, Félix and Adrien Tournachon's motherFélix Nadar
Self-portraitFélix Nadar
Self-portrait lying on a park benchFélix Nadar
Self-portrait by electric lightFélix Nadar
Self-portraitFélix Nadar
Self-portrait in twelve posesFélix Nadar
Self-portrait in Eskimo (sic) costumeFélix Nadar
Félix Nadar in Adrien Tournachon's studioAdrien Tournachon
Self-portraitFélix Nadar
Félix NadarCharles Carolus-Duran (1837-1917)
Self-portrait in a straw hatAdrien Tournachon
Self-portrait with a hat and a cigaretteAdrien Tournachon
Self-portraitAdrien Tournachon
Self-portrait lying on a draped sofa with a cane and a hatAdrien Tournachon
Self-portrait in twelve posesAdrien Tournachon
Ernestine NadarFélix Nadar
Four views of Ernestine in Middle Eastern dressFélix Nadar
Ernestine Nadar in SénartPaul Nadar
Ernestine Nadar draped in dark velvet, bringing a nosegay of violets to her faceFélix et Paul Nadar
Ernestine NadarFrédérique O’Connell (1823-1885)
Paul Nadar being suckled by his wet nurseFélix Nadar
A young Paul Nadar with two members of the Japanese embassy staffFélix Nadar
A young Paul Nadar on a bicycleFélix Nadar
Young Paul Nadar with a butterfly netFélix Nadar
Self-portrait as an actorPaul Nadar
Self-portrait in city dressPaul Nadar
Paul Nadar in front of the Garnier Opera HouseAttribué à George Eastman (1854-1932)
Self-portrait with a painted portrait of her father, Paul NadarMarthe Nadar
A young Paul NadarFélix Nadar
Self-portrait as an explorerPaul Nadar
Self-portrait with his wife, Ernestine, and their son, PaulFélix Nadar
Self-portrait with his wife, Ernestine, and their son, PaulFélix Nadar
Self-portrait with his brother, Adrien Tournachon; his wife, Ernestine; and their son, PaulFélix Nadar
Self-portrait with Ernestine in a balloon basket taken in the studio on the Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Self-portrait with Ernestine in a balloon basket in the studio on the Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Félix and Ernestine Nadar with friends and household staffAttribué à Paul Nadar
Ernestine Nadar's bedroom in Sénart with portraits arranged on the wallPaul Nadar
Félix Nadar in the office of the studio on Rue d’AnjouPaul Nadar
Self-portrait in the office of the studio on Rue d’AnjouPaul Nadar
Self-portrait with his cat in the office of the studio on Rue d’AnjouPaul Nadar
Self-portrait in a balloon basketFélix Nadar
Close-up of Nadar's Pantheon with Félix Nadar's self-portrait and dedication in the centerFélix Nadar
"The only Nadar, the true Nadar, Rue St Lazare 113!!!"Alexandre Pothey (1820-1897), d'après un dessin d'Etienne Carjat (1828-1906)
"Nadar the Great. Sol lucet omnibus"Alfred Grévin (1827-1892)
"Nadar elevating photography to the rank of art"Honoré Daumier (1808-1879)
"Nadar"Gill (1840-1885) [André Gilles]
"Nadar"Delovoti
"Nadar"Gill (1840-1885) [André Gilles]
"House of Nadar"A. Humbert
"Nadar (the elder)"Félicien Rops (1833-1898)
"Adrien Tournachon (formerly Nadar the Younger)"C. Dumoulin
1853 Tintamarre Almanach by Mathieu Lanceblague (Matthew Jokethrower)Félix Nadar
Nadar's PantheonFélix Nadar
Nadar's Pantheon - Le Figaro bonusFélix Nadar
Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)Benjamin Roubaud (1811-1847)
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)Benjamin Roubaud (1811-1847)
Jean-Jacques Grandville (1803-1847)Benjamin Roubaud (1811-1847)
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)Félix Nadar
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)Félix Nadar
Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) and his catsFélix Nadar
Arsène Houssaye sitting next to a bust labelled "King Voltaire"Félix Nadar
Arsène HoussayeFélix Nadar
Polydore Millaud leading a team of paper tigersFélix Nadar
Henry Murger (1822-1861)Félix Nadar
Alexandre Dumas pére (1803-1870)Félix Nadar
Charles PhiliponFélix Nadar
Poster for the Bouffes Parisiens theaterFélix Nadar
Joseph DarcierFélix Nadar
Champfleury (1821-1889) as a ragpickerFélix Nadar
Champfleury (1821-1889)Félix Nadar
Théodore de Banville (1823-1891)Félix Nadar
Théodore de Banville (1823-1891)Adrien Tournachon
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) standingFélix Nadar
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) in an armchairFélix Nadar
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)Félix Nadar
Henry Murger (1822-1861)Félix Nadar
Théophile Gautier (1811-1872) with a scarf and a white jacketFélix Nadar
Victor Cochinat (1823-1886)Félix Nadar
Camille Pelletan (1846-1915)Félix Nadar
Louis Lherminier (1813-1893)Félix Nadar
Young model "brought by L’Herminier" (sic)Félix Nadar
Polydore Millaud (1813-1871)Félix Nadar
Self-portrait with tongue stuck outAntoine Fauchery (1823-1861)
Façade of the studio at 35 Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Interior of the studio at 35 Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Interior of the studio at 35 Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Paul Nadar posing in front of the stone-lined waterfall in the studio at 35 Boulevard des CapucinesFélix Nadar
Caricature of Nadar as a marionnettist, pulling the strings at this studioPaul Hadol (1835-1875)
The studio at 51 Rue d'AnjouPaul Nadar
Outside the studio at 51 Rue d'AnjouPaul Nadar
View of the terrace of the studio on Rue d'Anjou, on the Rue des Mathurins sidePaul Nadar
View of the terrace of the studio on Rue d'Anjou, on the Rue des Mathurins sidePaul Nadar
View of the posing room at 51 Rue d’AnjouPaul Nadar
The reception room in the studio at 51 Rue d’AnjouPaul Nadar
Storefront of the studio at 21 Rue de Noailles in MarseilleFélix Nadar ou son atelier
View of the studio at 48 Rue de BassanoPaul Nadar
Emmanuel FrémietAdrien Tournachon
Émile Blavier (1884-1946), sculptorAdrien Tournachon
The Goncourt BrothersAdrien Tournachon
Gérard de NervalAdrien Tournachon
Mademoiselle HamélyAdrien Tournachon
Arabian riderAdrien Tournachon
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879)Félix Nadar
Alexandre DumasFélix Nadar
Jean Journet (1799-1861)Félix Nadar
George SandFélix Nadar
George Sand (close-up)Félix Nadar
George SandFélix Nadar
Countess della Torre draped in whiteFélix Nadar
Marie Laurent, from behindFélix Nadar
Princess Marie CantacuzèneFélix Nadar
Mademoiselle Finette from the Mabille dance hallFélix Nadar
AngèleFélix Nadar
Gustave Doré illustrating the BibleFélix Nadar
Gustave Doré (1832-1883)Adrien Tournachon
Gustave Doré with a checkered scarfFélix Nadar
Gustave Doré by electric lightFélix Nadar
Victor Hugo on his deathbed in his roomFélix et Paul Nadar
Negative of Victor Hugo on his deathbed in his roomFélix et Paul Nadar
Savorgnan de Brazza, explorerPaul Nadar
Ludovic Napoléon Lepic as an explorerPaul Nadar
Caran d'AchePaul Nadar
Josephine BakerPaul Nadar
Josephine BakerPaul Nadar
Maryse BastiéPaul Nadar
Client posing in the Middle Eastern salon at the Rue d’Anjou studioPaul Nadar
Sample album for clientsPaul Nadar
BakuninFélix Nadar
Charles Deburau: Pierrot the photographerAdrien Tournachon
Charles Deburau: Pierrot pleadingAdrien Tournachon
Charles Deburau: Pierrot listeningAdrien Tournachon
Charles Debureau in formal attireAdrien Tournachon
Paul Legrand as PierrotAdrien Tournachon
The actor François Louis-LesueurFélix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt, draped in whiteFélix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in The Foreign Woman, a comedy by Alexandre Dumas filsPaul Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in Izeyl, a drama by Armand Silvestre and Eugène MoranPaul Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in Pierrot Assassin, a pantomime by Jean RichepinPaul Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt in MacbethPaul Nadar
Liane de Pougy at the Olympia theatrePaul Nadar
Sample album with portraits of actors and actressesPaul Nadar
Plates presenting portraits of actors and actressesPaul Nadar
Plates presenting portraits of actors and actressesPaul Nadar
Plates presenting portraits of actors and actressesPaul Nadar
Plates presenting portraits of actors and actressesPaul Nadar
Acrobats, N° 870Adrien Tournachon
Acrobats from the Empress's Circus, N° 873Adrien Tournachon
Monkeys in a carriage, the Empress's Circus, N° 885Adrien Tournachon
Three acrobats, N° 939Adrien Tournachon
An acrobat, N° 942Adrien Tournachon
Comic scene, N° 955Adrien Tournachon
Uncropped enlargement of the interview with ChevreulFélix et Paul Nadar
Paul Nadar and ChevreulFélix Nadar
Souvenir of the electric-light photography demonstration in the salons at the La Presse scientifique circleFélix Nadar
Doctor TrousseauFélix Nadar
Eugène PéreireFélix Nadar
One of Félix Nadar's young assistantsFélix Nadar
The photographer Antoine Samuel Adam-SalomonFélix Nadar
An unidentified young man leaning on a small tableFélix Nadar
An unidentified young manFélix Nadar
Charles Praetorius, one of Nadar's collaboratorsFélix Nadar
Portrait of Henri DelageFélix Nadar
The Banker D.'s hand (palmistry study)Félix Nadar
The Banker D.'s handFélix Nadar
The main entrance to the Catacombs, formerly the "Gate to Hell"Félix Nadar
Report on the sewers of Paris: Rue du Château d'Eau, N° 2Félix Nadar
Report on the sewers of Paris: chamber of Notre Dame bridge, N° 1Félix Nadar
Report on the sewers of Paris: pipeFélix Nadar
Report on the sewers of Paris: sewer workers on a boatFélix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Crypt N° 6Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Crypt N° 8Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Crypt N° 9Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Model N° 1Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Façade N° 3Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Façade N° 12Félix Nadar
Report on the Catacombs of Paris: Façade N° 19Félix Nadar
Enlargement work on the Pinède basin at the port of Marseille, inside a pneumatic caissonFélix Nadar
Enlargement work on the Pinède basin at the port of Marseille, inside a pneumatic caissonFélix Nadar
Enlargement work on the Pinède basin at the port of Marseille, inside a pneumatic caissonFélix Nadar
Enlargement work on the Pinède basin at the port of Marseille, inside a pneumatic caissonFélix Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Instant self-portraits, tests for KodakPaul Nadar
Félix NadarPaul Nadar
Dive, test for KodakPaul Nadar
Marie Degrandi on the balconyPaul Nadar
Tsar Nikolai II's procession through Paris, shot with the Nadar Express DétectivePaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
Instant shots from the trip to TurkestanPaul Nadar
The stallion SurcouffAdrien Tournachon
The stallion TonneauAdrien Tournachon
White Charolais bullAdrien Tournachon
Black Pinzgau bullAdrien Tournachon
Bull seen from behind, focus on the rumpAdrien Tournachon
Bernese-Moravian cowAdrien Tournachon
Durham cow (Rosemary)Adrien Tournachon
Salers cow with her calfAdrien Tournachon
Wienerwalf cowAdrien Tournachon
Self-portrait of Duchenne de Boulogne with his patientAdrien Tournachon et Dr Duchenne de Boulogne
The Opéra-Comique House fire, seen from the stageFélix Nadar
The Opéra-Comique House fire, from the walk-ons' dressing roomFélix Nadar
The Opéra-Comique House fire, the entrance hallFélix Nadar
The Opéra-Comique House fire, the façadeFélix Nadar
Prints documenting the building of the "Nouvelles Galeries" next to the Nadar studio on Rue de Noailles, MarseilleFélix Nadar
Prints documenting the building of the "Nouvelles Galeries" next to the Nadar studio on Rue de Noailles, MarseilleFélix Nadar
Prints documenting the building of the "Nouvelles Galeries" next to the Nadar studio on Rue de Noailles, MarseilleFélix Nadar
Renovation work at the Nadar studio on Rue de Noailles, in Marseille, subsequent to damage cause by construction of the "Nouvelles Galeries"Félix Nadar
Félix Nadar
Prints documenting the building of the "Nouvelles Galeries" next to the Nadar studio on Rue de Noailles, MarseilleFélix Nadar
Dessin de Gustave Doré
First aerial photography results, dated 1858Félix Nadar
Self-portrait in a balloonFélix Nadar, tirage Paul Nadar
Paris, Place de l’Étoile, eight views taken from the Henri Giffard, a tethered balloonFélix Nadar
Paris, Champ-de-Mars, preparing for the 2nd flight of the GéantFélix Nadar
The Géant's InteriorFélix Nadar
Reconstitution of the Géant's accident in the Boulevard des Capucines studio for a painting commissioned from Adrien TournachonFélix Nadar
"Dragging the Géant"Publié dans L'Aéronaute
Gambetta leaving Paris on the "Armand Barbès" during the Paris Commune periodAdrien Tournachon
The Géant's basket after the accident on October 19, 1863Félix Nadar
Poster advretisting a flight of the GéantAnonyme
Model of Ponton d'Amécourt's steam-powered helicopterFélix Nadar
Model of Ponton d'Amécourt's steam-powered helicopter, with a parachuteFélix Nadar
Alberto Santos-Dumont in the cockpit of the Santos-Dumont N°4 dirigible balloonPaul Nadar
Small poster for Nadar's PantheonFélix Nadar
View of the interior of the studio at 35 Boulevard des Capucines, with Nadar's PantheonFélix Nadar
The first photographic interviewFélix et Paul Nadar
The first photographic interviewFélix et Paul Nadar
The first photographic interviewFélix et Paul Nadar
Paul Nadar in a soldier costumeFélix Nadar
Portrait of Ernestine Nadar in three posesFélix Nadar
Portrait of Ernestine Nadar in three poses (close-up)Félix Nadar
Brochure for the General Photography OfficePaul Nadar
Ad for the Nadar Express-DétectivePaul Nadar
Ad for new extra-fast Nadar platesOffice général de photographie Nadar, 53 rue des Mathurins, Paris
Ad for the new Nadar magnesium-powder lampOffice général de photographie Nadar, 53 rue des Mathurins, Paris
Pierre Dupont (1821-1870)Félix Nadar
Charles Asselineau (1820-1874)Félix Nadar
Philibert Audebrand (1815-1906)Atelier Nadar
Léon Noël (1817-1879)Atelier Nadar
Charles Bataille (1828-1868)Atelier Nadar
Charles Philipon (1800-1862)Félix Nadar
Group, Folies Bergère cabaretAtelier Nadar
Couralet - The Hen that Laid the Golden Eggs, Folies Bergère cabaretAtelier Nadar
Brambilla - Folies Bergères cabaretAtelier Nadar
Serrin regulatorÉclairage à l'électricité : renseignements pratiques
Are you looking for Mr. Nadar? Look up! Look down!Illustration de Cham (1818-1879)
Paris sewer-system tour; Rue du Château d'EauIllustration de Morin d'après une photographie de Nadar
Nadar Express Détective Nadar camera: tropical modelPaul Nadar
Paul Nadar
48-month-old Angus bullAdrien Tournachon
Galvanization of the frontalis muscle, by the authorGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Anatomical preparation and portraitsGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
The thought muscleGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Anatomical preparation and portraitsGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Muscles of joy and loving kindnessGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Muscles of joy and loving kindnessGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Muscles of joy and loving kindnessGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Muscles of joy and loving kindnessGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
LaughterCharles Le Brun
Expression of joy: laughter (close-up)Charles Darwin
Expression of joy: laughter, full plateCharles Darwin
Expression of joy: laughter (close-up)Charles Darwin
HatredCharles Le Brun
AngerCharles Le Brun
Muscle of aggressionGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
AggressionCharles Darwin
Identifying the muscle of fear and terrorGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Identifying the muscle of fear and terrorGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
Identifying the muscle of fear and terrorGuillaume-Benjamin Duchenne (de Boulogne)
HorrorCharles Le Brun
FearCharles Le Brun
TerrorCharles Darwin
Edmond de Goncourt (1822-1896)Félix Nadar
Jules de Goncourt (1830-1870)Félix Nadar
Maxime Du Camp (1822-1894)Félix Nadar
Pierre-Joseph Prudhon (1809-1865)Félix Nadar
Etienne Arago (1786-1853)Félix Nadar
Jules Michelet (1798-1874)Félix Nadar
Pierre-Jules Hetzel (1814-1886)Félix Nadar
Alexandre Dumas fils (1824-1895), with the Gymnase Theatre in the backgroundFélix Nadar
Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855)Félix Nadar
Alfred de Vigny (1797-1863)Félix Nadar
Alphonse De Lamartine (1790-1869)Félix Nadar
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) (on Jersey Island)Félix Nadar
George Sand (1804-1876)Félix Nadar
Actresses in the Paris Boulevard revue, at the Nouveautés ThéatreAtelier Nadar
Hippolyte de Villemessant (1810–1879)Félix Nadar
Eugène Pelletan (1813-1884)Félix Nadar
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)Atelier Nadar
Charles at the Thuilleries (sic), on December 1, 1783Simon-Charles Miger (1736-1820), graveur du Roi
Overlappping right-profile busts of Jacques-Étienne and Joseph-Michel de MontgolfierRobert de Launay (1749 ?-1814)
Nicéphore Niepce (1765-1833)Atelier Nadar
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851)Atelier Nadar
Alphonse Poitevin (1819-1882)Félix Nadar (présumé)
Désiré Van Monckhoven (1834-1882)Atelier Nadar
B. Colonel Laussedat, director of the "Conservatoire des arts et métiers" engineering schoolAtelier Nadar
Jules Janssen, director of the Meudon observatoryAtelier Nadar
Photograph of the surface of the sunJules Janssen (1824-1907)
The members of the Astronomical CongressAtelier Nadar
Étienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904)Atelier Nadar
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)Atelier Nadar
Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893)Atelier Nadar
Polychrome projections with non-colorized photographic positivesPlanche publiée dans Paris-Photographe, vol. 4
Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921)Dornac (1858-1941)
Élisée Reclus (1830-1905)Atelier Nadar
Seagull in flight, two positionsÉtienne-Jules Marey
Pigeon in flight, successive imagesÉtienne-Jules Marey
Mr. Ducos du Hauron (1837-1920)Atelier Nadar
Charles Cros (1842-1888)Atelier Nadar
Alphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)Atelier Nadar
Anthropometric portrait of Henri PranziniAlphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)
Henri Pranzini's anthropometric I.D. cardAlphonse Bertillon (1853-1914)
Paul Delaroche (1797-1856)Louis Aristide, graveur
Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)Félix Nadar
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923)Paul Nadar
Miss Théo (Louise, 1854-1922)Atelier Nadar
Émile Littré (1801-1881)Félix Nadar
Victor Capoul (1839-1924)Atelier Nadar
Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889) and his son Henri (1819-1889)Atelier Nadar
Self-portraitGustave Le Gray
Arabian horse at a gallopPublié par G. Masson (Paris)
HorsemenFélix Bonfils (1831-1885)
Alexander IIIPaul Nadar
Giacomo Savorgnan de Brazza (1859-1888), explorerPaul Nadar
Jean Dybowski (1856-1928)Paul Nadar
Prince Henri of Orleans (1867-1901) and Pierre Gabriel Bonvalot (1853-1933)Paul Nadar
Mr. Liébert's electric-light cameraGravure de B. Boussière et Fonvielle
Paul Boisard in his studioMaurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
Paul Boisard in his studioMaurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
Photographers on an excursion to the Argenteuil quarryMaurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
Queen Blanche's pavilion (Chantilly)Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
The tooth pullerFrançois Charles Brisson, (1815-?)
Ads for Nadar Express Détective manual stereoscopesOffice général de photographie
A group of men with photography equipmentAlexandre
"Shall we leap into this huge pool?"Mme la comtesse de Ségur
The horse Mahomet, at full gallopEadweard Muybridge (1830-1904)
The mare Phrynel, at full gallopEadweard Muybridge (1830-1904)
Illustration accompanying the announcement of a new silver-gelatin procedureObernetter, Munich
Illustration accompanying the announcement of a new silver-gelatin procedureObernetter, Munich
Grand Prix de ParisLouis-Jean Delton (1807-1891)
[Clowning around outside]Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
[Clowning around outside]Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
[Clowning around outside]Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
[Clowning around outside]Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)
[The Hanged Man]Maurice Guibert (1856 ?-1913 ?)