The abdication of the first Emperor of Brazil, D. Pedro I., Aurélio de Figueiredo, 1911

Pedro i delivers his abdication letter while a courtier kisses the hand of the now pedro ii, his son and heir, representing the end of a reign and the beginning of another. There is artistic license in this non-contemporary painting. The emperor was actually dressed in plain clothes, not in court dress. [1] his son was sleeping in his room, not awaken during the ordeal[2]. Object Type: painting. Date: 1911. Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Pedro I of Brazil, Empress Amélie of Brazil, Miguel de Frias e Vasconcelos, Pedro II of Brazil. Abdicacao Pedro I do Brasil