Title: The Count d'Eu and Other Brazilian Officers who Took Part in the Paraguayan War

Description

• The Thereza Christina Maria Collection consists of 21,742 photographs assembled by Emperor Pedro II and left by him to the National Library of Brazil. The collection covers a vast range of subjects. It documents the achievements of Brazil and the Brazilian people in the 19th century, as well as includes many photographs from Europe, Africa, and North America. This photograph shows Louis Philippe, the Count of Eu, a French prince who was the husband of Princess Isabel, and fellow officers in the Paraguayan War. It was taken in the Paraguayan village of Vila do Rosário on January, 13, 1870, two months before the end of war. The count is in the center, wearing a military dress uniform.

Photographer

• Dietze, Albert Richard (Flourished 1869)

Language

• Portuguese

Place

• Latin America and the Caribbean > Brazil
• Latin America and the Caribbean > Paraguay

Time

• 1850 CE - 1899 CE

Topic

• History & geography > History of South America > Paraguay & Uruguay

Additional Subjects

• Eu, Luis Filipe Maria Fernando Gastão de Orleans, Conde D', 1842-1922;
• Memory of the World;
• Military officers;
• Paraguayan War, 1865-1870;
• Royal family

Type of Item

• Prints, Photographs

Physical Description

• 1 photographic print : 12.7 x 17.7 centimeters (photo), 20.5 x 26 centimeters (sheet)

Collection

• Thereza Christina Maria Collection

Institution

• National Library of Brazil