Sergey Lvovich Levitsky

1819–1898 (age 79)

Biography

Sergei Lvovich Levitsky (Russian: Серге́й Льво́вич Леви́цкий; 17 August [O.S. 5 August] 1819 – 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1898) was a Russian photographer, best known for his portraits. He is considered to be one of the patriarchs of Russian photography and one of Europe's most important early photographic pioneers, inventors and innovators.