[The mannequin at rest]

Nadar1861

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of a mannequin, dressed as a man and positioned to recline in a rudimentary wooden wheelbarrow with its back towards the camera, inside the Paris Catacombs. Artificial light illuminates the mannequin figure and the human skulls that line the walls of the Catacombs.

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Title: [The mannequin at rest]
Creator: Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon]
Date Created: 1861
Location Created: Paris, France
Physical Dimensions: 25.2 × 19.1 cm (9 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Type: Print
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Albumen silver print
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 84.XM.436.477
Culture: French
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon] (French, 1820 - 1910)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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