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Nadar — Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)
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Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870)

1855

Captured using the innovative wet collodion process, this salted paper print demonstrates Nadar's revolutionary approach to portrait photography, presenting the celebrated author of The Three Musketeers with striking clarity and psychological depth.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative

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Nadar, Alexandre Dumas père (1802-1870), 1855

Captured using the innovative wet collodion process, this salted paper print demonstrates Nadar's revolutionary approach to portrait photography, presenting the celebrated author of The Three Musketeers with striking clarity and psychological depth.

Medium
salted paper print from wet collodion negative
Year
1855
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Monochrome, French, Documentary, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Sepia, Modern, Male, Salted Paper Print

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