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[View in the Catacombs]

Nadar1861

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View down a tunnel inside the Paris Catacombs. The wall is lined with carefully arranged human skulls and tibia bones, and lit with artificial light.

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  • Title: [View in the Catacombs]
  • Creator: Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon]
  • Date Created: 1861
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 21.6 × 16.2 cm (8 1/2 × 6 3/8 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.436.485
  • 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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