Sergey Lvovich Levitsky
Sergei Lvovich Levitsky | |
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Portrait, 1890 | |
| Born | Sergei Lvov-Lvitsky 17 August 1819 |
| Died | 22 June 1898 (age 79) St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, St. Petersburg |
| Alma mater | Imperial Moscow University |
| Known for | Portrait photography |
| Awards | 1849, Paris Exposition of the Second Republic received first ever gold medal for landscape photography; in 1851, received first ever gold medal awarded for portrait photography |
| Patrons | Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Napoleon III |
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.