First Ever Selfie?

http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/robert-cornelius-self-portrait-the-first-ever-selfie-1839/

Although the genre of 'selfies' did not exist when photography was first invented there was self portraiture and Robert Cornelius did just that, he exposed the film himself and posed for a minute to get a photograph of himself.

The image is thought to be the first photographic portrait taken, showing that 'selfies' have been around for longer than we thought. Self portraits were common when photography was just starting out because it was easier for the photographer to model so that they could practice techniques and exposures.

Not everybody agree's that this image is a 'selfie' because of how the Oxford dictionary has defined the genre, according to the definition given I would say that this image is not a 'selfie' but a self portrait, however this image predates mobile phones so I think that the image can be classed as a 'selfie' because of the limited technology available.