Theóphile Auguste Stahl (Bergamo, May 23, 1828 – Alsace, October 30, 1877)[1] or simply Augusto Stahl, as he was known in Brazil, was a Frenchphotographer who lived during the 19th century. Born in Bergamo, in Italy, son of a Lutheranpriest, 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 Blackslave.[2]
^Ermakoff, George (2004). O negro na fotografia brasileira do Século XIX. Rio de Janeiro: George Ermakoff Casa Editorial (George Ermakoff Publishing House). ISBN85-98815-01-2.
^Vasquez, Pedro Karp (2000). Fotógrafos Alemães no Brasil do Século XIX. São Paulo: Metalivros. ISBN85-85371-28-5.
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Slave in Brazil, 1865
Racial type portrait, identified as Mina Igeichà, Rio de Janeiro, 1865
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