Monument ter herinnering aan Napoleon Eugène Lodewijk Bonaparte in Zuid-Afrika c. 1880 - 1900

This anonymous photograph, likely taken between 1880 and 1900, captures the simple grave of Prince Napoleon Eugène Lodewijk Bonaparte in South Africa. The image, with its sepia tones and stark contrasts, evokes a sense of the historical and the melancholic. The central focus is a stone cross, a prominent symbol of Christianity, rising above the unadorned stone grave. A local individual stands near the grave, a reminder of the passage of time and the enduring presence of the site.