Stuka f Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 My collection Belgian Congo grows very slowly, those objects are very hard to come by. Here is my latest (just in!!) Portrait was made by ,Emiel Jacques, (°Moorslede, 17 juli 1874/+Michigan, 1937)a Belgian artist who moved to the US and died as a American citizen. I still need to find out who the officer was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Very nice painting! Hopefully you can find out the name of the officer. GM1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM1 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 A picture of the Vice-Governor General Costermans, appointed by King Leopold II on November 20th 1903. Decorations he is wearing: 1. Officer in the Royal Order of the Lion 2. Knight in the Order of Leopold (military version) 3. Knight in the Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur 4. Knight in the Order of the African Star 5. Servicestar with 4 bars. Cheers! GM1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrik Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 3. Knight in the Ordre National de la Légion d'honneur Hello GM1, I think a French Légion d'Honneur wouldn't be worn as the third decoration in that set but rather at the end of it. So, I suggest it's the Knight class of the Belgian Order of the Crown. Regards, Hendrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM1 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thank you very much Hendrik! You're right! Best regards, GM1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Stuka and GM1, thank you so much for showing these wonderful images. I hope eventually the painting can be identified. Have you tried the Belgian national Gallery ( or whatever is the national paintings repository) and see if the can be of help in identifying the sitter. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hey Paul, thanks for your apreciation (and GM1 too of course!!). I just removed the pastel from the frame in the hope to find any notes at the back, but there are non(related to the painter, nor the sitter!)! The search continues! Might have to try your idea Paul! But having the pic out of the frame, it gave me the chance to up load better photos, without having the reflexion of the glass; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Very nice pastel! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacHel Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Very interesting period painting and photograph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odulf Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I also have some photos which are related to Belgian Congo, but I don't have a clue about ranks or dates. Perhaps you can enlighten me and give some more details about the uniforms, insignia and decorations/medalsto in the photos below? Your help is much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 They are all pre WWI. 4 & 5 are jager officers who served in Congo. 1 seems to be a chaplain....? 2 seem to be a 11 th infanterie regiment's officer, who also served in Congo. 3 & 6 are pre 1910 Congo officials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Just made a wunderfull aquisition thanks to a member of a other forum, who pointed it out. Here is a 1886 mod. helmet (named "sugarloaf" by the French!)of the Congo Free State that lasted from 1885 to 1908. It was very high on my list of "holy grales".Never tought I would manage to get one. I only know two of them in private collections, never know one on the market. I am using the salers pics because they are good and I haven't get it yet........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 And some more Belgian pith helmets! The right one was ment for Belgian fusseliers...something I just learned never knew we had them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus1831 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 other pictures from congo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 hey pegasus1831 , thanks for sharing them, could you make a better detail of the pith helmet insignia of the civil servant (facing the camera) on the last pic, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus1831 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 will do it person is Mr. Eugène Jungers, gouverneur Général du Congo Belge pictures taken in Léopoldville 3/01/1949 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thank, but I was talking about the guy, at the left of Mr. Eugène Jungers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus1831 Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kvart Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 A painting of Kristian Rikardsen Loken (1884-1961), wearing a Norwegian captain's uniform, while he was commander of the Army Acadamy in 1932-33. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristian_Løken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka f Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Nice painting Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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