Skip to content
Nadar

File:Self-portrait_of_Nadar.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ40116· pop 64· linked from 614 articles

Also known as Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, Félix Nadar, Tournadar

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or 'Félix Nadar,''''' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist who was a proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.

OverviewAI-generated

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, known by his pseudonym Nadar, was a French photographer, balloonist, cartoonist, and caricaturist. Born on April 6, 1820, at rue Saint-Honoré, he was educated at Lycée Condorcet. He worked in Paris and was employed by Le Charivari. Tournachon died in March 1910 at avenue Franklin-D.-Roosevelt and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

His works are held in collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art. Notable works include *Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt*, *Nadar, Mes fils*, *The giant balloon*, and *Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute ...*. He spoke French as his native language.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1820
Died
1910
Works
65

Top works

  • Affaire Marie Colombier-Sarah Bernhardt
  • Nadar
  • Mes fils
  • The giant balloon
  • Aventures de m. Barnichon l'aéronaute ...

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
197
Total plays
700

There are TWO different artists under the name Nadar. One artist is electronica while the other is indie rock. Nadar (Electronica)- Nadar (Indie Rock)- Nadar is a solo music project created by Jeremy Clark of Pompano Beach, Florida. The name is derived from the spanish verb "nadar" which translates "to swim." Being close to the ocean, the vibes of Nadar's music sets the atmosphere of a tropical life blended with ample diversity only one would understand in living in a location like South

via Last.fm · Nadar

Key facts

Person.name
Nadar
Person.image
Self-portrait of Nadar.jpg
Person.caption
Self-portrait,
Person.birth_name
Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
Person.birth_place
Paris, France
Person.death_place
Paris, France
Person.resting_place
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Person.known_for
Pioneer in photography
Person.children
Paul Nadar
Person.father
Victor Tournachon
Person.signature
SigNadar.svg

via Wikipedia infobox

Works in European collections

18 objects attributed to Nadar, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

~9 min read

Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Works
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910), known by the pseudonym Nadar () or 'Félix Nadar,''''' was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist and balloonist who was a proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. Photographic portraits by Nadar are held by many of the great national collections of photographs. His son, Paul Nadar, continued the studio after his death.

==Life== Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (also known as Nadar) was born in early April 1820 in Paris, though some sources state he was born in Lyon. His father, Victor Tournachon, was a printer and bookseller. Nadar began to study medicine but quit for economic reasons after his father's death.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nadar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (20)

On the map

3 mapped locations