[View underground]

Nadar1861

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View down two diverging tunnels inside the Paris Catacombs. The walls of both tunnels are lined with carefully arranged human skulls and tibia bones, and lit with artificial light at various points along each tunnel.

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Title: [View underground]
Creator: Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon]
Date Created: 1861
Location Created: Paris, France
Physical Dimensions: 24 × 18.7 cm (9 7/16 × 7 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.436.484
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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