Abstract

MANAIA, João Pedro Martins de Almeida. Portuguese Photography in the 19^th Century: Carlos and Margarida Relvas. Revista Convergências [online]. 2021, vol.14, n.28, pp.165-172.  Epub Nov 30, 2021. ISSN 2184-0180.  https://doi.org/10.53681/c1514225187514391s.28.101.

This article deals with 19th century photography in Portugal, focusing on Carlos Relvas. The article begins with a brief history of photography, highlighting the inventors of photography, such as Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, William Henry Fox Talbot and George Eastman, moving toward the contextualization of photography introduction in the Portuguese culture in the 19th century. Carlos Augusto de Mascarenhas Relvas e Campos played a tutelary role in Portuguese photography from the 1870’s, was the most successful Portuguese photographer in his time, due to his networks of photographic knowledge based on science and technology, to his atelier, to the introduction of the phototype process in Portugal, but above all, for his participation in national and international exhibitions which brought the recognition of Portuguese photography.

Keywords : Photography; Carlos Relvas; Photographic studio.

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