6. Congo Francais - Palais episcopal de Brazzaville. ("6. French Congo - Bishop's Palace of Brazzaville.") Two missionary fathers stand on the balcony of the two-story Bishop's palace. Two indigenous children stand on the ground level., Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., and The back of the postcard is blank.
"Salem. ̶ L’Ecole des garçons devenue “Palais épiscopal.” A boys school converted to the bishop’s residence is depicted behind trees. A group of boys is shown in the foreground. “Salem (Indes). ̶ La Cathédrale.” The large Western style cathedral at Āttūr is depicted. A wooden framed entrance way appears to be covering the front door. The name of the publisher, “A. Dubosq, édit., Commes (Calvados) ̶ Déposé.” is printed on the back of the postcard. There is no handwriting on the back.
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive., Missies der Witte Paters de zes eerste negerpriesters van Belgisch Congo. A group of indigenous Catholic priests are shown standing in full vestments before a brick wall. A pair of bishops stand among them., and The back of the postcard has no handwriting on it. Printed at the bottom of the correspondence section is "Vijfde priesterwijding te Boudewijnstad, op 12 October 1930 door Z. Exc. Mgr. Dellepiane, Apost. Afgevaardigde."
"A family of sweeps sitting before the smoking hearth (at right) in a low hovel, eating, drinking and smoking; all have sooty skin apart from the grotesque mother who leans back, barebreasted and negligently holding a long pipe, against a heap of sacks; a man sitting alongside and smoking a long pipe leers at her, another beside him; four children lie or sit on the floor eating with spoons from bowls, at one of which a cat also sits; on the rafters, above the billowing smoke, a caged black bird and an uncaged white bird."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Sweeps regaling
Description:
Date of publication from Grego., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Possibly a companion print to: Love and dust., Probably a reissue of a plate first published in 1802; the year etched above Rowlandson's signature might have originally been "1802," and was seemingly modified to "1808" and then possibly "1812" before being mostly obscured with crosshatching. See Grego., and Title etched below image.
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership. and Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
J. C. Tidball USA Lith of Sarony Major & Knapp, New York, New York
Published / Created:
ca. 1855
Call Number:
WA Prints 4
Container / Volume:
Report of explorations for a railway route, near the 35th parallel of north latitudeby Lieutenant A. W. Whipple1853-54. Volume III from Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mi
