Nadar (self-portrait).

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) - Self-portrait.

Nadar was the pseudonym of Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (April 6, 1820 – March 21, 1910), a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist. Nadar self-portrait (public domain) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Nadar self-portrait (public domain) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ...

Biography

Nadar was born at Paris (other sources states Lyon). The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, as viewed from the Trocadéro This article is about the capital and largest city in France. ... Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 9...

He was a caricaturist for Le Charivari in 1848. In 1849 he created the Revue comique and the Petit journal pour rire. He took his first photographs in 1853 and in 1858 became the first person to make aerial photographs. Le Charivari was an illustrated newspaper published in Paris, France from 1832 to 1937. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Aerial photography is the taking of photographs from above with a camera mounted on an aircraft, balloon, rocket, kite or similar vehicle. ...

Around 1863, Nadar built a huge (6000 m³) hot air balloon named Le Géant ("The Giant"), thereby inspiring Jules Verne's Cinq semaines en ballon (Five Weeks in a Balloon). The "Géant" project was unsuccessful and convinced him that the future belonged to heavier-than-air machines. "The Society for the Encouragement of Aerial Locomotion by Means of Heavier than Air Machines", with Nadar as president and Jules Verne as secretary was established. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Jules Verne. ... Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an 1863 novel by Jules Verne (Original French title: Cinq semaines en ballon). ... Jules Verne. ...

Le Bris and his flying machine, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868.

In April 1874, he lent his photo studio to a group of painters, thus making the first exhibition of the Impressionists possible. 1874. He photographed Victor Hugo on his death-bed in 1885. He is credited with having published (in 1886) the first photo-interview (of famous chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul, then a centenary), and also took erotic photographs. Image File history File links LeBris1868. ... Image File history File links LeBris1868. ... Le Bris and his flying machine, Albatros II, photographed by Nadar, 1868. ... Nadar could mean: Nadar, the pseudonym of Gaspard-Félix Tournachon Nadar, a prominent Tamil caste of India and in the Tamil diaspora The Prix Nadar is awarded annually for a book of photographs edited in France. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Impressionism was a 19th century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists who began publicly exhibiting their art in the 1860s. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Victor-Marie Hugo. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Michel Eugène Chevreul (August 31, 1786 – April 9, 1889) was an important French chemist whose work with fatty acids led to early applications in the fields of art and science. ... Photography of female nudes in the public domain refers to the art and process of taking pictures of unclothed women prior to January 1, 1923. ...

On his passing in 1910, Nadar was interred in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. The character of "Michel Ardan" in De la Terre à la Lune is inspired by Nadar. Père Lachaise - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Engraving from the 1872 Illustrated Edition. ...

Gallery

Charles Baudelaire Charles Baudelaire, from the French Wikipedia 19th century photo by Nadar This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Charles Baudelaire, photograph taken by Nadar. ...	Hector Berlioz Portrait of Berlioz by Signol, 1832 Louis Hector Berlioz (December 11, 1803 – March 8, 1869) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Symphonie fantastique, first performed in 1830, and for his Grande Messe des morts Requiem of 1837, with its tremendous resources that include four antiphonal brass choirs. ...	Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (portrait by Nadar) Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (July 26, 1796 – February 22, French landscape painter. ...	Gustave Courbet ImageMetadata File history File links Gustave_Courbet. ... Gustave Courbet (portrait by Nadar). ...
Charles-François Daubigny Charles-Francois Daubigny, 1865 portrait by Félix Tournachon (aka Nadar) , from http://www. ... Charles-François Daubigny (portrait by Nadar) Charles-François Daubigny (Paris, February 15, 1817 – February 19, 1878 in Paris) was one of the painters of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism. ...	Eugène Delacroix Eugène Delacroix, portrait by Nadar (d. ... Eugène Delacroix (portrait by Nadar) Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 — August 13, 1863) was the most important of the French Romantic painters. ...	Gustave Doré (1859) Image File history File links Paul Gustave Dore by Felix Nadar, Paris 1855-1859 Image Source: http://www. ... Doré photographed by Felix Nadar. ...	Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ...
Franz Liszt Download high resolution version (967x1363, 108 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ...	Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval Gérard de Nerval (May 22, 1808 – January 26, 1855) was the nom-de-plume of the French poet, essayist and translator Gérard Labrunie, the most essentially Romantic among French poets. ...	George Sand (1864) Download high resolution version (720x889, 672 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... George Sand in 1864 (picture by Nadar). ...	Jules Verne Jules Verne. ...
Marquis de Galliffet, the fusilleur de la Commune Photo of the marquis de Galliffet by Nadar. ... Le Père Duchesne face to the statue of Napoleon I on top of the Vendome column: Eh ben ! bougre de canaille, on va donc te foutre en bas comme ta crapule de neveu !… (Here! savage rascal, we will put you down just as your crook of a nephew!… The...

See also

• Prix Nadar, French photojournalism prize given in Nadar's name

The Prix Nadar is a prize awarded annually for a book of photographs edited in France. ...

External links

• Article about Nadar by Bruce Sterling

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