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Portrait of La Fontaine — Nadar. Portrait of La Fontaine, c. 1854–1860. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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AT-00007035

Portrait of La Fontaine

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Artist: Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon) / French, 1820–1910
Date: c. 1854–1860
Medium: Salted paper print
Dimensions: Image/paper: 22.4 × 17.3 cm (8 7/8 × 6 13/16 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: salted paper print
Style: 19th century
Place: France
Department: Photography and Media
Credit line: The Mary and Leigh Block Endowment Fund
Accession no.: 1985.207

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