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) |
| Education | Faculty of Law Lomonosov Moscow State University |
| Known for | Photographer |
| 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 |
| Patron(s) | Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia Nicholas II of Russia Napoleon III |
Count Sergei Lvovich Levitsky (Russian: Серге́й Льво́вич Львов-Леви́цкий; 17 August [O.S. 5 August] 1819 – 22 June [O.S. 10 June] 1898) was a Russian photographer. 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.