PCT4258595: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883). Francisque Delmas in the role of Wotan, during the first series of performances at the Palais Garnier in 1901. Bianchini costumes, photo Paul Nadar. Wotan, Master of the Walhalla, a straw of hair pooping the Eil he sacrificed to acquire some of his authority., Nadar, Paul (1856-1939) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4258465: Courtesan, princess then saint, Liane de Pougy (Marie Anne Olympe Chassaigne, 1869 - 1950) is considered by Edmond de Goncourt as the prettiest woman of her century. It crosses Europe, stirring mad male and female passions (Charles de Mac Mahon, Roman Potocki, Maurice de Rothschild, Prince Georges Ghika, Natalie Barney etc). Friend of Cocteau, Proust, Colette, dancer and writer, she retired at the end of her life in the monastic order of Saint Dominica. Photo by Paul Nadar, postcard early 20th century., Nadar, Paul (1856-1939) / Bridgeman Images