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Self-portrait

Robert Cornelius, 1839
Self-portrait, Robert Cornelius
Self-portrait, zoomed in
8.3 cmSelf-portrait scale comparison10.8 cm

Self-portrait (Inscribed: "The first light picture ever taken. 1839.") is an Early Photography Daguerréotype Photographic Print created by Robert Cornelius in 1839. It lives at the Library of Congress in the United States. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Self-portraits. DownloadSee Self-portrait in the Kaleidoscope

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