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

William Henry Fox Talbot

Britain's photographic pioneer

1800 – 1877
Julia Margaret Cameron, The ArtistsPortrait of Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron

1815 – 1879
18011900

Honoré Daumier

James Nasmyth

Robert Cornelius

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