Who painted “The Battle of Avaí”?

“The Battle of Avaí” was painted by Pedro Américo in 1874. Where to see it: Museu Nacional de Belas Artes.

Pedro Américo de Figueiredo e Melo (29 April 1843 – 7 October 1905) was a Brazilian novelist, poet, scientist, art theorist, essayist, philosopher, politician and professor, best remembered as one of the most important academic painters in Brazil. Wikipedia

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“Independence or Death”, 1888
“Tiradentes Quartered”, 1893
“The Liberation of Slaves”, 1889
“Battle of Campo Grande”, 1871
“Passagem do Chaco”, 1871
“The Vote of Heloíse”, 1880
“Árab violin player”, 1884
“Moses and Jochebed”, 1884