Queen Ranavalona III, Madagascar's last Queen, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca.1890

Description

"Ranavalona III". Madagascar's last Queen sitting on her throne chair dressed in royal garments. She is sitting in a beautiful throne chair. Beside her on the table a great large Bible. The picture taken in her palace, Rova.
Queen Ranavalona III was the last Queen of Madagascar. She reigned from 1883-1896. Then Madagascar became a French colony and she was exiled. She died in Algeria in 1917. Her grave is in Madagascar.

Title:

Queen Ranavalona III, Madagascar's last Queen, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca.1890

Record ID:

impa-m1533

Names & Dates

Created:

[circa] 1890

Creator:

[photographer] unknown

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

Heads of state , Fashion , portraits , Ranavalona III, Queen of Madagascar, 1861-1917

Coverage:

[circa] 1890

Place:

[cities] Antananarivo
[countries] Madagascar
[continents] Africa

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] Photographs of the Mission Archives, School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway, ca.1870-1950
[series] Mission Archives, School of Mission and Theology
[album] A02Ma by Joergensen, Aagot, 1870-1957

Physical

Type:

images

Format:

photographs

Previous Formats:

photographic prints. 15.3 x 10.2 cm.

Access

Rights:

[owner] Mission Archives

Repository:

Mission Archives
Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway
arkiv@mhs.no

Ordering:

USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Mission Archives. Information is available at http://www.mhs.no/arkiv.

Identifiers

Record ID:

impa-m1533

Source:

[record id] NMS/Photo/A02Ma/085