[Paul Nadar at the Breast of His Wet Nurse] by Nadar — Nadar. [Paul Nadar at the Breast of His Wet Nurse], 1856. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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[Paul Nadar at the Breast of His Wet Nurse]

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Artist: Nadar (French, Paris 1820–1910 Paris)
Date: 1856
Medium: Salted paper print from glass negative
Dimensions: Image: 10 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. (27.8 × 22.5 cm)
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photographs
Department: Photographs
Credit line: Gilman Collection, Purchase, Jennifer and Joseph Duke Gift, 2005
Accession no.: 2005.100.798

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