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Nadar jeune
(Adrien Tournachon, 1825-1903)Prize-winning cows at the Paris agricultural fair

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Prize-winning cows at the Paris agricultural fair. 1856. 4 varnished salted paper prints. Each ca. 19,3 x 26,6 cm (29,9 x 47,2 cm). Photographer's studio stamp in lower margin of print, each mounted to board, printed title below the image on the mount.

Adrien Tournachon, younger brother of Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (Nadar), briefly collaborated with his brother before tensions led to a legal dispute in 1855, with Félix ultimately recognized as “the only, the true Nadar.” In 1856 and 1860, Adrien photographed prize-winning livestock at the Paris agricultural fair, using the collodion wet plate process. At the 1856 show, he produced over 120 negatives, printing around 50 for an album presented to the minister of agriculture and commerce. The photograph offered here is printed using the vernis-cuit technique, where the paper is coated with gelatin and tannin to create a varnished, leather-like surface. – A few light surface scratches and pressure marks, slightly faded in areas, otherwise mostly rich, dark prints in very good condition.