centuriespast:

Théophile Gautier
Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) (French, 1820–1910)
1855. Salted paper print
MoMA
I myself have a horror of the commonplace, and I dream only of strange adventures, strong passions, delirious ecstasies, bizarre and difficult situations, and I have to find pure and simple happiness that way, and, try as I may, I haven’t been able to find another.
– Theophile Gautier

For a second I thought this was Nick and he was a vampire.

centuriespast:

Théophile Gautier

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) (French, 1820–1910)

1855. Salted paper print

MoMA

I myself have a horror of the commonplace, and I dream only of strange adventures, strong passions, delirious ecstasies, bizarre and difficult situations, and I have to find pure and simple happiness that way, and, try as I may, I haven’t been able to find another.

– Theophile Gautier

For a second I thought this was Nick and he was a vampire.