Félix Nadar
(1820–1910) French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)
Félix Nadar (France, 1820–1910) is listed in the catalogue as a printmaker, a draughtsman, and a photographer. By year of birth, Félix Nadar belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Félix Nadar was born in rue Saint-Honoré and died in avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt. Félix Nadar trained at Lycée Condorcet. Félix Nadar worked in Paris and Hanover. Félix Nadar became a member of Société d'encouragement pour la locomotion aérienne au moyen d'appareils plus lourds que l'air.
One of the best-known works is ‘Portrait photograph of Sarah Bernhardt’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has one work by Félix Nadar with a free image. Boyer collection holds at least one work by Félix Nadar.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Eugène Fromentin, Jan Swerts, Charles Nègre, Pierre Louis Rouillard, and Bertall.