Autoportrait dans une nacelle

Artist Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] (French, 1820 - 1910)

Dateca. 1860

MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite

DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 × 2 3/16 inches (7.62 × 5.56 cm)
Mount: 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 inches (10.48 × 6.03 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2026.16.2

SignedOn mount recto, lower right, in red type: "N."; On mount verso, center, in red type: "PHOTOGRAPHIE DU GRAND HOTEL / Nadar / 35 Boulevart des Capucines."

InscribedOn mount verso, top, in pencil: "Nadar, aéronaute -"

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DescriptionImage of a man with a mustache sitting in a small basket of a hot air balloon. He's wearing a dark suit, collared shirt, large tie, and top hat with a plaid blanket draped over his shoulder. Ropes extend above him as he looks towards the left edge of the frame.

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