“Photography is a marvelous discovery, a science that has attracted the greatest intellects, an art that has excited the most astute minds—and one that can be practiced by any imbecile.”

About Nadar

Photographer • French

Nadar, born Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, was a pioneering French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, and balloonist. He is best remembered for his captivating portraits of the great artistic and literary figures of his...