Missão Artística Francesa

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The French Artistic Mission in Brazil was composed by a group of French artists and architects that came to Rio de Janeiro, then the capital city of the United Kingdom of Brazil in March 1816, under the auspices of the royal court of Portugal, which was exiled in Brazil since 1808 due the invasion of the country by Napoleon Bonaparte. The official aim of the Mission was to establish a Royal School of Sciences, Arts and Offices, which later became the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts (Academia Imperial de Belas Artes).

The Mission was formed by the following artists:

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