Karl Ernst Papf
Karl Ernst Papf | |
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Self-portrait (date unknown) | |
| Born | March 17 1833 |
| Died | March 16 1910 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | German-Brazilian |
| Other names | Ernesto Papf |
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Karl Ernst Papf, or Ernesto Papf (March 17 1833 – March 16 1910) was a German-born Brazilian photographer, painter and designer.
Papf was a prominent figure in the genre of fotopinturas, the process of retouching photographs to make them resemble oil paintings, having produced several portraits for the Brazilian Imperial Family.