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Image: 1839 Portrait Photo by Robert Cornelius

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Description: Printed 1890s copy made by Julius F. Sachse (1842 - 1929) of a group portrait made by Robert Cornelius (1809 - 1893) in 1839, featuring his children and/or relatives. One of the oldest surviving photographic group portraits ever made. The original is believed to be lost.
Title: 1839 Portrait Photo by Robert Cornelius
Credit: Stapp, W. (1983). Robert Cornelius - portraits from the dawn of Photography. National Portrait Gallery.
Author: Copy made by Julius F. Sachse (1842 - 1919) of an original photo made by Robert Cornelius (1809 - 1893).
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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