Paris: Lemercier, c. 1859. Notes: A fine view of The Presidency in Petropolis. This is a lithograph done by Jean Louis Tirpenne after a photograph by Victor Frond for the four volume work, "Brazil Pittoresco" by Charles Ribeyrolles, which was a study of Brazilian life during the mid 19th century. Jean-Victor Frond (1821 - 1881) was a French photographer and painter who owned a studio in Rio de Janeiro between the years 1858 and 1862. He was the first photographer to develop a plan to document Brazil and he did so though the seminal work "Brazil Pittoresco.", Image Size : 391x525 (mm), 15.39x20.67 (Inches), Platemark Size : , Paper Size : 471x572 (mm), 18.54x22.52 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Medium: Lithograph, Categories: Views South America;. Very Good. Item #P5265

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