Person photographer engraver artist
Vicente Gomes da Silva
1827–1906
photographer · engraver · artist · founder
Self-taught Funchal artist (1827–1906) who introduced photography, stereotyping and rubber stamps to Madeira and ran an iron foundry, besides painting, engraving and wood-carving. He designed the 1861 exhibition medal and opened the «Vicente» studio in Funchal.
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- Exhibition medals — Designer and maker of the 1861 exhibition medal.
- Music — Madeiran musician who won a prize at a Belgian conservatory.
- Photography — Madeiran pioneer who made the first photographic experiments in Portuguese territory in 1848 and opened the «Vicente» studio in Funchal.
- Madeiran Alliance — Member of the supervisory board at the time of writing.
- Ribeiro (Councillor José Silvestre) — Madeiran artist who designed the gold collar presented to Ribeiro.
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3Places mentioned
Abroad