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Robert Cornelius, The Artists

Robert Cornelius was a U.S. Photographer born on March 1, 1809. Cornelius contributed to the Early Photography movement and died on August 10, 1893.

Self-portrait, Robert Cornelius

Self-portrait 1839

View of intersection of Eighth Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, Robert Cornelius

View of intersection of Eighth Street and Market Street, Philadelphia 1840

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, The ArtistsPortrait of Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Visionary promoter of photography

1787 – 1851
Gertrude Käsebier, The ArtistsPortrait of Gertrude Käsebier

Gertrude Käsebier

Elevating photography to emotional portraiture

1852 – 1934
Félix Nadar, The ArtistsPortrait of Félix Nadar

Félix Nadar

Photographer, novelist... balloonist?

1820 – 1910
18011900

Honoré Daumier

James Nasmyth

Robert Cornelius

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