Abstract
The aim of this study is to understand the meanings of the picture painted by José Correia de Lima, 'Retrato do Intrépido Marinheiro Simão, carvoeiro do vapor Pernambucana' (1853-57). This study deals with the iconography of black people in the mid-nineteenth century when the picture was painted. It points to the uniqueness of this workout, both in regard to the iconography of black and t…