Robert Cornelius

Self-portrait

Self-portrait, Robert Cornelius

Self-portrait, zoomed in

8.3 cm

Self-portrait scale comparison

10.8 cm

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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. Download

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