Theóphile Auguste Stahl (

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, May 23, 1828 –

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, October 30, 1877) or simply Augusto Stahl, as he was known in Brazil, was a French photographer who lived during the 19th century. Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a

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priest, Stahl disembarked in

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on December 31, 1853, on board the ship ''

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'', of the

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. He operated in

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until 1861, moving to

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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 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

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. File:Augosto-stahl-1865.jpg,

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in Brazil, 1865 File:Mulher negra.jpg, Racial type portrait, identified as Mina Igeichà, Rio de Janeiro, 1865 File:Isabel circa 1865 01.jpg,

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, 19, c. 1865

References

External links

Mini-biography of Augusto Stahl

Photojournalism in Nineteenth Century Brazil: A Methodological Approach
(Essay focuses on the works of Augusto Stahl and Revert Henrique Klumb) Artists from Bergamo German emigrants to Brazil Brazilian photographers 1828 births 1877 deaths {{Photographer-stub