“Presbytère de Minnampalli.” Two missionary fathers are depicted outside their house. Villagers and a dog are shown in the street next to the house. A camera on a tripod is seen in the foreground. “Le leçon de catéchisme.” A missionary father is shown using pictures to teach the local people about Christianity. 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.
"India - Serie I - 1. Strada fiancheggiata da palme di cocco." Covered wagons pulled by oxen are stopped along the side of a street lined with coconut palm trees. A few people are walking in the other direction. Some small homes also line the street. Information on the back directs monetary donations to Milano, Italy.
"Portrait of Warren Hastings, as an elderly man; half-length seated directed slightly to right, elbows on the arms of his chair, holding a paper in his right hand, spectacles in the other, looking down, wearing a double-breasted coat, pale waistcoat and white cravat."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: The British Gallery of contemporary portraits. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies ... by J. M'Creery ..., 1813-1822., and Bound in opposite page 317 (leaf numbered '141' in pencil) in volume 2 of an extra-illustrated copy of: Moore, T. Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Publisher:
Published Nov. 9, 1815, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London
Subject (Geographic):
India and India.
Subject (Name):
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, and Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818.
"'Indian Scenes' Series: 2. A South Indian Biblewoman. From a Water-Colour Drawing by F.A. Baker." This is a reproduction of a watercolor of a woman sitting next to a window. There is a handwritten note on the back.
“India ̶ Serie 1a ̶ 5. Carro nuziale.” A four wheel oxen drawn wedding cart is shown with the driver standing and the wedding party seated in the covered cart. The following information is printed on the back of the postcard: “L’Istituto Delle Missioni Estere di Milano promuove la propagazione della Fede e della Civiltà in sette vaste Missioni dell’ India, e della Cina. Sede generale: Milano – Via Monte Rosa 71.” There is no handwriting on the back.
"Angelo Costalonga. Missionari Saveriani, Parma." A woman holds her child on her hip and smiles at the camera. She is wearing a green piece of cloth on her head. Another woman is blurred in the background and so is a child. This postcard is in color.
"Kanunnikessen - Missiezusters van den H. Augustinus." A young women and two children sit beneath a small statue of Christ. A missionary stands beside them. This postcard was printed in Brussels.
"Gelukkige huismoeder." A woman carries a baby and is accompanied by three young children. They are outside. Additional information directs donations to Leuven, Netherlands.
"De Ursulinen van Thildonck in de Missie van Bengalen, Indië. De vijfjarige Adela communiceert in 't gasthuis te Ranchi." A woman stands behind a young girl who is sitting on a bed. The girl is dressed in white and is wearing an ornate white headdress. Off to the side is a table with a crucifix, candles, and flower on it. The caption indicates that they are in a hospital.
