16 Photos Of Famous People In The Past That Prove That Photoshop Actually Existed Centuries Ago

Photo editing programs have been a part of our lives for a very long time, way past the years you thought that they started.

Maryjane

• Published in Nostalgia
• March 22, 2022

If you think that photo editing started a few years back, you’re not alone, as most people thought the exact same thing. But the fact is that photo editing programs have been a part of our lives for a very long time, way past the years you thought that they started.

The difference is that photo editing got better and better as time went by, and now it’s simply spot on. In fact, you can seldom see a photo that hasn't been modified or edited.

In any case, it's quite wrong to think that Photoshop has a place only in our current world. For a very long time, I mean centuries, many people have taken the time to improve the appearance of their photographs.

This implies that there were experts in photo retouching who dated as far back as the nineteenth century. Even artists have really put more effort into making models look more stunning than they truly were.

We have also searched the archives and found photographs of royalty from the nineteenth century and the start of the 20th century. We have also compared them to the representations in their portrait paintings, and at the end of this list, you’ll get to see what Vincent van Gogh truly looked like.

So keep scrolling and enjoy.

1. Here is Isabella II of Spain born in 1830 and died in 1904

2. The spouse of George V by name Mary of Teck (1867 — 1953)

3. Here is Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who is the mother of Queen Elizabeth II (1900 — 2002)

4. Meet Princess Helena of the United Kingdom born in 1846 and died in 1923

5. Here is Victoria, Princess Royal, German Empress born in 1840 and died in 1901

6. Meet the Charlotte of Belgium born in 1840 and died in 1927

7. Here is Sophie of Württemberg, Queen of the Netherlands born in 1818 and died in 1877

8. Meet Queen Victoria born in 1819 and died in 1901

9. Here is Maria Christina of Austria, Queen-consort of Spain born in 1858 and died in 1929

10. Meet the Princess-consort of Bulgaria, Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma born in 1870 and died in 1899

11. Here is the Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882 — 1957)

12. Meet Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria’s fifth daughter (1857 — 1944)

13. Here is Alexandra Feodorovna, the spouse of Nicholas II of Russia born in 1872 and died in 1918

14. Meet Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II (1885 — 1969)

15. Here is Alexandra of Denmark, the spouse of Edward VII (1844 — 1925)

16. Meet Vincent van Gogh born in 1853 and died in 1890

One can clearly note the difference between each photo. These photos go to show that most things that look new in our world today, including Photoshop, have been used years and years ago.

Well, now that you know that photo editing goes way back, let us know your thoughts about this collection by dropping a comment down below.

Maryjane