Portrait of Felix Nadar (1820-1910), Photographer and Aeronautical Scientist

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Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer

Medium: Medium unknown

Dimensions: 14.2 cm x 9.5 cm

Date: Prior to 1910

Collection: Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology - As a supplement to the Dibner Library for the History of Science and Technology's collection of written works by scientists, engineers, natural philosophers, and inventors, the library also has a collection of thousands of portraits of these individuals. The portraits come in a variety of formats: drawings, woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and photographs, all collected by donor Bern Dibner. Presented here are a few photos from the collection, from the late 19th and early 20th century.

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Accession number: SIL14-N001-01

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  1. OlestC 32 months ago | reply

    This was one of his self-portraits taken by him.

  2. estudio NU 29 months ago | reply

    este tipo es lo maximo :D

  3. ksrfoto 20 months ago | reply

    This guy was beyond awesome. What a showman!

  4. Brenda Anderson 4 months ago | reply

    I had a go at colourising him. :)

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