Photographers in the Mosaic collection

Public-domain photographs by 14 early photographers, organised by photographer, from 1800 to 1958: fine-art nudes, portraits and documentary work.

• Mathew Brady1822–1896 · Warren County, New York, USA · 78 photographs

  Mathew Brady is widely recognized as the "Father of Photojournalism."

• Anne Brigman1869–1950 · Honolulu, Hawaii, USA · 45 photographs

  Anne Brigman was a central figure in the Photo-Secession movement and a pioneering West Coast photographer.

• Julia Margaret Cameron1815–1879 · Calcutta, India · 124 photographs

  Julia Margaret Cameron was a pioneering British photographer and a central figure in the movement to establish photography as an expressive, fine art form.

• Jane de La Vaudère1857–1908 · Paris, France · 46 photographs

  Jane de La Vaudère was a formidable figure in the French Decadent movement, best known as a writer, poet, and avant-garde provocateur.

• Robert Demachy1859–1936 · Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France · 69 photographs

  Robert Demachy was a pioneering French photographer and the leading theorist of the Pictorialist movement in Europe.

• Eugene Durieu1800–1874 · Nîmes, France · 34 photographs

  Eugène Durieu was a pioneering French photographer and intellectual who played a pivotal role in the institutionalization of photography as an academic discipline.

• Fred Holland Day1864–1933 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · 137 photographs

  Fred Holland Day was a visionary American photographer, publisher, and intellectual who stood at the forefront of the Pictorialist movement.

• Clarence Hudson White1871–1925 · West Carlisle, Ohio, USA · 64 photographs

  Clarence Hudson White was a seminal American photographer and influential educator, best known as a founding member of the Photo-Secession movement.

• Felix Jacques Moulin1802–1875 · Paris, France · 16 photographs

  Félix-Jacques Moulin was a pivotal French photographer whose career reflects the dramatic tensions of 19th-century photography.

• Alfred Stieglitz1864–1946 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA · 40 photographs

  Alfred Stieglitz was a foundational American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental in transforming photography from a technical craft into a globally recognized fine art form.

• Mario von Bucovich1884–1947 · Berlin, Germany · 30 photographs

  Mario von Bucovich was a pioneering photographer celebrated for his dynamic urban cityscapes and his ability to capture the "spirit" of the world’s major metropolises.

• Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden1856–1931 · Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany · 163 photographs

  Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden was a German photographer celebrated for his evocative work in Taormina, Sicily.

• Wilhelm von Plueschow1852–1930 · Wismar, Germany · 258 photographs

  Wilhelm von Plüschow was a prominent German photographer known for his sophisticated studio-based nude photography.

• Edward Weston1886–1958 · Highland Park, Illinois, USA · 47 photographs

  Edward Weston was a towering figure in 20th-century photography and a primary architect of Modernist photography.