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[View in Catacombs]

Nadar1861

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View down a diverging tunnel in the Paris Catacombs. The walls of the tunnel are lined with human skulls and lit with artificial light.

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  • Title: [View in Catacombs]
  • Creator: Nadar [Gaspard Félix Tournachon]
  • Date Created: 1861
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 22 × 18.3 cm (8 5/8 × 7 3/16 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.436.468
  • 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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