NADAR, GASPARD-FÉLIX TOURNACHON, DIT. (1820-1910). - Lot 6

NADAR, GASPARD-FÉLIX TOURNACHON, DIT. (1820-1910). Adrien TOURNACHON, known as "Nadar jeune" (1825-1903). Very large portrait of Félix Nadar's brother, painted between 1860 and 1874. Gelatin silver print, from the original negative, made by Paul Nadar around 1900. Signature "P. Nadar", in black stone, below the photograph, on the right on the mounting card. Image size. 36.8 x 28.2 cm. Mounting size. 46.8 x 33.7 cm. Condition report. Slight defects on the mounting board. This print retains very fine toning and very good condition, framed in gold fillet. Collection. An albumen print of the same portrait (37.8 x 28.3 cm) is in the collections of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Provenance: Family through descent from Richard Lesclide (1825-1892) writer, pressman, friend and voluntary secretary to Victor Hugo. Adrien Tournachon, painter and photographer, was the younger brother of Félix Nadar. Trained in photography by Gustave Le Gray, Adrien created the famous portraits of the mime Debureau.