Robert Cornelius
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Robert Cornelius was an American photographer and pioneer in the history of photography. His daguerreotype self-portrait taken in 1839 is generally accepted as the first known photographic portrait of
Cornelius' 1839 self-portrait
Robert Cornelius Historical Marker in Philadelphia
Cornelius photographed in June 1876 by F. Gutekunst
Group portrait by Cornelius, 1839
Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
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Peter Stephen Du Ponceau was a French-born American linguist, philosopher and jurist. After emigrating to the Thirteen Colonies in 1777, he served in the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he sett
Robert Cornelius
…interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Daguerreotypes by Cornelius Group portrait by Cornelius, 1839 Paul Beck Goddard, Cornelius' assistant, December 1839 Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, March 1840 (or earlier) John McAllister Jr. on May 6, 1840. The first commercial studio portrait taken by Robert Cornelius. Unidentified Woman, May…
Du Ponceau, circa 1830
Du Ponceau in a daguerreotype by Robert Cornelius, March 1840 (or earlier)