▁is ▁the ▁he ir ▁of ▁the ▁collections ▁gathered ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁School ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁and ▁its ▁success ors ▁( the ▁Imperial ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ), ▁i . e ., ▁the ▁national ▁institution ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁register ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁p ict orial ▁output . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁is ▁widely ▁accepted ▁that ▁no ▁other ▁collection , ▁public ▁or ▁private , ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁present ▁such ▁a ▁wide ▁and ▁compreh ensive ▁pan or ama ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁painting ▁concerning ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Art istic ▁Mission , ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁painting , ▁even ▁in ▁analog ous ▁conditions . ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁several ▁works ▁by ▁Nicolas - An to ine ▁Ta un ay , ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Deb ret , ▁F éli x ▁Ta un ay , ▁Victor ▁Me ire lles ▁( more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁works , ▁including ▁The ▁First ▁Mass ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gu ar ar apes ), ▁Pedro ▁Am ér ico ▁( B attle ▁of ▁A va í , ▁Mos es ▁and ▁J och eb ed , ▁etc .), ▁Al me ida ▁J ú ni or ▁( C oun tr ymen ▁st alk ing , ▁The ▁Brazil ian ▁l umber jack , ▁etc .), ▁Manuel ▁de ▁Ara ú jo ▁Porto - ale gre , ▁Pedro ▁We ing är t ner , ▁Rod ol fo ▁Am o edo ,