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[Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, bust portrait, facing right] – Vintage Photo Print

[Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, bust portrait, facing right] — antique lithograph
[Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, bust portrait, facing right]. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of [Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, bust portrait, facing right]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Carlos I, King of Portugal, 1863-1908, bust portrait, facing right]

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Carlos I, who ruled Portugal from 1889 until his assassination in Lisbon in 1908, appears here in a bust-length portrait turned to the right, a conventional pose for official likenesses of the period. The lithograph is a reproduction medium, so the image was likely made for wide circulation in newspapers, books, or commemorative sheets rather than as a unique work. Its caption card records no date, so the exact year of printing is unknown. The king's reign was marked by political unrest, rising republican opposition, and financial strain, and portraits like this one helped present the monarchy to the public during those tense years.

Medium1 print : lithograph.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,230 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-125295

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