Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)
Élie-Louis, duc Decazes (French statesman and diplomat, 1819-1886)
1853
Created using the innovative woodburytype process, this portrait of the influential French statesman demonstrates how early photomechanical reproduction allowed Nadar's celebrity portraits to reach a broader public through serial publication.
- Medium
- Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1877), volume 2
Spotted works by Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon)
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