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LL/101391
Nadar
1859 (ca)
Monsieur, c'est pour le portrait de mon mari qui est mort il y a deux ans à Buenos-Ayres : je voulais le faire peindre de mémoire, mais on m'a dit que la photographie faisait bien plus ressemblant que la peinture…

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“Sir, it's for the portrait of my husband who died two years ago in Buenos Aires. I wanted it painted from memory, but I was told that photography could provide a better likeness . . .”
 
Petit Journal Pour Rire, N° 20 - chief editor : Nadar 1856 - director : Charles Philipon
 
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