Augusto Stahl
Illustration — Auguste Stahl, c.1863 Theóphile Auguste Stahl (Bergamo, May 23, 1828 – Brumath, Alsace, October 30, 1877) or simply Augusto Stahl, as he was known in Brazil, was a French photographer who lived during the 19th century. Augusto Stahl was 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.
Also recorded as Theophile Auguste Stahl
Augusto Stahl
Carl Suck · Ermakoff, George. Rio de Janeiro - 1840-1900 - Uma crônica fotográfica. Rio de Janeiro: G. Ermakoff Casa Editorial, 2006 ISBN 85-98815-05-5 · Public domain
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- Augusto Stahl was born on 23 May 1828. · Bergamo.
- Died
- Augusto Stahl died on 30 October 1877. · Brumath.
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- Brazil
- Occupation
- photographer · painter
- Languages
- Portuguese
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A landscape photographer, Stahl demonstrated an interest in tropical nature. He also documented the construction of the second Brazilian railway and Emperor Pedro II's visit to Recife, in 1858. He participated in various photographic expositions in the 1860s. Stahl is also known for portraying the everyday life of enslaved Black people. • Illustration — Slave in Brazil, 1865 • Illustration — Racial type portrait, identified as Mina Igeichà, Rio de Janeiro, 1865 • Illustration — Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, 19, c.
The recorded working language is Portuguese.
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Augusto Stahl is described as a photographer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Augusto Stahl was born at Bergamo.
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Augusto Stahl died at Brumath.
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- 1.Ermakoff, George. O negro na fotografia brasileira do Século XIX. George Ermakoff Casa Editorial (George Ermakoff Publishing House). 2004. 85-98815-01-2.
- 2.Vasquez, Pedro Karp. Fotógrafos Alemães no Brasil do Século XIX. Metalivros. 2000. 85-85371-28-5.
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