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Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro

Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro was a Portuguese painter, designer, embroiderer, lace maker and school principal (1840–1915). She was born at Lisbon.

Also recorded as Maria Augusta de Prostes Bordalo Pinheiro.

Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro in brief

Born
1840
Died
1915
Known for
painter, designer, embroiderer, lace maker and school principal
Place of birth
Lisbon
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Identity and origins

Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro was recorded at birth as Maria Augusta de Prostes Bordalo Pinheiro. The authorities additionally record the heading Maria Augusta de Prostes Bordalo Pinheiro.

She was the child of Manuel Maria Bordalo Pinheiro. Other recorded relations include Manuel Gustavo Bordalo Pinheiro.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bordallo-Pinheiro, Maria Augusta, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bordalo Pinheiro, Columbano, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bordalo Pinheiro, Rafael, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bordalo Pinheiro family, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Bordalo Pinheiro e Luís de Camões: contributos para a criação de um símbolo nacional, Convergência Lusíada, 2025.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 2 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 2 means 2 genuinely separate publishers of record. 23 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1840Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro born at Lisbon.
  2. 1915Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro died at Lisbon.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bordallo-Pinheiro, Maria Augusta, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  2. 2.

    Bordalo Pinheiro e Luís de Camões: contributos para a criação de um símbolo nacional, Convergência Lusíada, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Bordalo Pinheiro family, Oxford Art Online, 2003

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  4. 4.

    Bordalo Pinheiro, Columbano, Oxford Art Online, 2003

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  5. 5.

    Bordalo Pinheiro, Rafael, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q94994266: Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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