The abbot of calonnephotography; 14 x 10 cm on cardboard 30 x 25 cm. “this photograph of a profile painting features jacques ladislas joseph de calonne (1743-1822), french and canadian catholic missionary, canon, abbot and chaplain. Brother of louis xvi's minister, he took refuge in london during the french revolution and founded the courrier de l'europe there. He went to canada in 1799, where he first served as a missionary in prince edward island. In 1807, he became chaplain of the ursulines in trois-rivières, the city where he died in 1822. ”. Date: 19th century.
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