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Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) — François Coppée (French poet and novelist, 1842-1908)

Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)

François Coppée (French poet and novelist, 1842-1908)

1876

Part of the ambitious "Galerie Contemporaine" project, this woodburytype captures French poet François Coppée with the remarkable detail and tonal richness that made this photomechanical process ideal for mass publication.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2

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Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon), François Coppée (French poet and novelist, 1842-1908), 1876

Part of the ambitious "Galerie Contemporaine" project, this woodburytype captures French poet François Coppée with the remarkable detail and tonal richness that made this photomechanical process ideal for mass publication.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2
Year
1876
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

French, 19th Century, Literary Figure, Periodical Illustration, Woodburytype, Victorian Era, Realism, Portrait Photography

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