Augusto Stahl

Auguste Stahl, c.1863

Theóphile Auguste Stahl (Bergamo, May 23, 1828 – Alsace, October 30, 1877)^[1] or simply Augusto Stahl, as he was known in Brazil, was a German-Brazilian photographer that lived during the 19th century. Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a Lutheran priest, Stahl disembarked in Recife on December 31, 1853, on board the ship Thames, of the Royal Mail. He operated in Pernambuco until 1861, moving to Rio de Janeiro and receiving from the emperor D. Pedro II the title of Photographo da Casa Imperial (Photographer of the Imperial House), on April 21, 1862. A landscaper photographer, Stahl demonstrated interest for the tropical nature. He also documented the construction of the second Brazilian railway and the visit of Dom Pedro II to Recife, in 1858. He participated in various expositions of photographies in the 1860s. Stahl is known also for portraiting the everyday life of the Black slave.^[2]

Augusto Stahl Photographic Collection
Slave in Brazil, 1865
Racial type portrait, identified as Mina Igeichà, Rio de Janeiro, 1865
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, 19, c. 1865

References

↑ Ermakoff, George (2004). O negro na fotografia brasileira do Século XIX. Rio de Janeiro: George Ermakoff Casa Editorial (George Ermakoff Publishing House). ISBN 85-98815-01-2.
↑ Vasquez, Pedro Karp (2000). Fotógrafos Alemães no Brasil do Século XIX. São Paulo: Metalivros. ISBN 85-85371-28-5.

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Empire of Brazil

General topics	History Politics Economy Armed Forces Nobility Provinces

Wars	Independence of Brazil (1822–24) Cisplatine War (1825–28) Platine War (1851–52) Uruguayan War (1864–65) Paraguayan War (1864–70)

Emperors	Pedro I Pedro II

Politicians	José Bonifácio de Andrada Marquis of Olinda Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos Viscount of Sepetiba Marquis of Paraná Viscount of Uruguai Viscount of Rio Branco Viscount of Ouro Preto

Military	Count of São João das Duas Barras Viscount of Laguna Duke of Caxias John Pascoe Grenfell Count of Porto Alegre Marquis of Tamandaré Marquis of Erval Viscount of Inhaúma Count of Eu

Abolitionists	Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil André Rebouças Joaquim Nabuco José do Patrocínio

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