Alfred Capel-Cure
Illustration — Capel-Cure in 1856, on his promotion to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War Colonel Alfred Capel-Cure (8 December 1826 − 29 July 1896) was an officer in the British Army and a pioneer of photography. He was the nephew of the watercolour painter and photographer Robert Henry Cheney, who introduced him to photography. His subjects were mostly architecture in England, Ireland, France and Gibraltar.
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Alfred Capel-Cure
Unknown photographer, 1856 Possibly an early selfie, by the subject himself, a noted early photographer. · Public domain
- Born
- 1826
- Died
- 1896
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Capel-Cure in 1856, on his promotion to Brevet Lieutenant Colonel of the 55th Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War Colonel Alfred Capel-Cure (8 December 1826 − 29 July 1896) was an officer in the British Army and a pioneer of photography. He was the nephew of the watercolour painter and photographer Robert Henry Cheney, who introduced him to photography. His subjects were mostly architecture in England, Ireland, France and Gibraltar.
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Born in 1826, died in 1896.
The recorded working language is English. Work by Alfred Capel-Cure is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Harry Ransom Center and J. Paul Getty Museum.
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