Fala do Trono, painting by Pedro Américo, Brazil, 1872.
This painting depicts the opening of the General Assembly by the Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, on May 3, 1872. In addition to the Emperor, the painting features important political figures of Imperial Brazi. On the left and bottom of the paitning one can see Antonio Paulino Limpo de Abreu, the Viscount of Abaeté, who was president of the Senate; the Marquis, later Duke of Caxias, Luiz Alves de Lima e Silva; and José Maria da Silva Paranhos, the Viscount of Rio Branco, who was also president of the Cabinet and Minister of Finance. While in the imperial tribune, at the top, one can see Empress Teresa Cristina, Princess Isabel, the Count D'Eu and the Marquis of Tamandaré.
Museu Imperial de Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
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