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Autoportrait dans une nacelle

Artist Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] (French, 1820 - 1910)
Dateca. 1860
MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 7/16 × 2 3/16 inches (8.73 × 5.56 cm)
Mount: 4 1/16 × 2 9/16 inches (10.32 × 6.51 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2026.16.4
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."
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, lower left, in black pen: "10"
On View
Not on view
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, tie, and top hat while holding a pair of binoculars in his hands.
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