Robert Cornelius1809 — 1893

The inventor of the selfie

The inventor of the selfie

Country of birthUnited States
movementsEarly Photography
subjectsPhotographers

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Self-portrait

Self-portrait

View of intersection of Eighth Street and Market Street, Philadelphia

View of intersection of Eighth Street and Market Street, Philadelphia

Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

The inventor of the steam hammer maps the moon

James Nasmyth Robert Cornelius

The art of seeing

The blasted landscapes of bad luck

Théodore Rousseau 1900

The artists of Early Photography

Nicéphore Niépce

Portrait of Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce

The inventor of Photography

Hippolyte Bayard

Portrait of Hippolyte Bayard

Hippolyte Bayard

The second person to invent photography

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Portrait of Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Visionary promoter of photography

William Henry Fox Talbot

Portrait of William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

The inventor of photography in Britain

Robert Cornelius

Portrait of Robert Cornelius

Robert Cornelius

The inventor of the selfie

Gertrude Käsebier

Portrait of Gertrude Käsebier

Gertrude Käsebier

Elevating photography to emotional portraiture

Eadweard Muybridge

Portrait of Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge

A brilliant murderer studies motion

Félix Nadar

Portrait of Félix Nadar

Félix Nadar

Photographer, caricaturist, novelist — and balloonist?