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Robert Cornelius
The inventor of the selfie

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

William Henry Fox Talbot, The ArtistsPortrait of William Henry Fox Talbot

William Henry Fox Talbot

Britain's photographic pioneer

1800 – 1877
Eadweard Muybridge, The ArtistsPortrait of Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge

A brilliant murderer studies motion

1830 – 1904
Félix Nadar, The ArtistsPortrait of Félix Nadar

Félix Nadar

Photographer, novelist... balloonist?

1820 – 1910
18011900

Honoré Daumier

James Nasmyth

Robert Cornelius

Charles Darwin

Théodore Rousseau

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