Antique Lithograph of The Madonna and Child presented to Souis Baujot in 1908, 45x32cm, Stunning Picture in Excellent Condition
Souis Baujot was born in 1908 to the Baujot family of Salzbourg, an ancient French noble family.
This beautiful lithograph of The Virgin Mary with Jesus has been extremely well protected by the frame an glass and is in impeccable condition and is hauntingly beautiful.
It sits in an oak frame which is 45 x 32 centimetres.
On the reverse is a certificate showing that Souis was baptised on 15th August 1908 at the parish church in Salzbourg. His first communion took place on 6th March 1921 aged 13. Most children have their 1st Communion aged around 7-8 years old. The delay may be explained by the fact that his communion took place in the chapel of the Deaf and Mute institution in Salzbourg Neuhof.
His confirmation took place two years later in 1923 and was officiated by Bishop Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch who was the bishop of Salzbourg at the time.
Bishop Ruch was an interesting man. His family came from Alsace but he was born in Nancy. His education was at Nancy and later at The Catholic Institute of Paris. This meant that when he became Bishop of Salzbourg he could not speak German. He served during WWI as medic in the French army and was appointed Bishop of Salzbourg in 1919 just after the war ended.
When Germany invaded France in WWII Ruch was such an outspoken critic of the German occupation that he was banished and only was able to return when the Nazis had been defeated but died just after in 1945 aged 71.
Such an amazing amount of history attached to this exceptional lithograph.
Souis Baujot was born in 1908 to the Baujot family of Salzbourg, an ancient French noble family.
This beautiful lithograph of The Virgin Mary with Jesus has been extremely well protected by the frame an glass and is in impeccable condition and is hauntingly beautiful.
It sits in an oak frame which is 45 x 32 centimetres.
On the reverse is a certificate showing that Souis was baptised on 15th August 1908 at the parish church in Salzbourg. His first communion took place on 6th March 1921 aged 13. Most children have their 1st Communion aged around 7-8 years old. The delay may be explained by the fact that his communion took place in the chapel of the Deaf and Mute institution in Salzbourg Neuhof.
His confirmation took place two years later in 1923 and was officiated by Bishop Charles-Joseph-Eugène Ruch who was the bishop of Salzbourg at the time.
Bishop Ruch was an interesting man. His family came from Alsace but he was born in Nancy. His education was at Nancy and later at The Catholic Institute of Paris. This meant that when he became Bishop of Salzbourg he could not speak German. He served during WWI as medic in the French army and was appointed Bishop of Salzbourg in 1919 just after the war ended.
When Germany invaded France in WWII Ruch was such an outspoken critic of the German occupation that he was banished and only was able to return when the Nazis had been defeated but died just after in 1945 aged 71.
Such an amazing amount of history attached to this exceptional lithograph.
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