Frigates Austria and Augusta leaving Trieste for Brazil, 1817

Colored etching and aquatint by Giovanni Pessi. · Artist's note in the lower right corner "Gio: Pessi". The artist's signature was mostly read as "Passi" by mistake. According to the historical inventory, the name can be resolved as "Giovanni (Johann) Pessi". · Two ships of the Austrian Navy, the "Austria" and the "Augusta" brought the Austrian expedition to Brazil across the Atlantic. The expedition to Brazil took place on the occasion of the wedding of the Archduchess Leopoldina with the Portuguese Crown Prince Dom Pedro