Karl Ernst Papf

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Karl Ernst Papf
Self-portrait (date unknown)
Born	March 17 1833 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	March 16 1910 São Paulo
Nationality	German-Brazilian
Other names	Ernesto Papf
Occupations	Photographer painter designer

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.