An artist from this country complained about his lack of recognition by writing a paragraph including the line "Oh the vagaries of human life!"
An artist from this country complained about his lack of recognition by writing a paragraph including the line "Oh the vagaries of human life!" on the back of his Self-Portrait as a Drowned Man. Another artist from this country used a series of hot-air balloons to become the first aerial photographer. A scene set behind a train station in which a man leaps from a ladder over a puddle was photographed by an artist from this country who sought to capture the "decisive moment". A man from this country used mercury-treated silver-plated copper sheets in a namesake early photography technique. For 10 points, name this country, the birthplace of such photographers as Nadar, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Louis Daguerre.
An artist from this country complained about his lack of recognition by writing a paragraph including the line "Oh the vagaries of human life!"
France [accept the French Republic or Republique Francaise]