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Pedro II of Brazil

Rio de Janeiro 1825 - Paris, France 1891
second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, 1831-1889
(Wikipedia)

Anibal Mattos
Fundição Cavina (Rio de Janeiro)
1927

Description

Bronze bust.

Inscription(s)

Plaque disappeared, text copied from photo on Wikipedia commons, dating from 23 February 2009

CENTENARIO
de
D. PEDRO II°
A Sociedade Mineira
de Bellas Artes
em nome do povo mineiro
promoveu
esta homenagem
—
MCMXXVII

Signature

An Matos
fundiçãao cavina

Sculptor

Anibal Pinto de Mattos (Vassouras, RJ, 1889 - Belo Horizonte 1969), Brazilian sculptor and painter (Catalogo das Artes).

Sources & Information

em.com.br, Bustos de personagens da história de BH e Minas ficam sem identificação.

Locatie (S 19°55'57" - W 43°56'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: brmg019; Photograph: 7 July 2017
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