LSE4326220 The negus Theodoros II (Tewodros) (King of Abyssinia, present-day Ethiopia) points his pistol at the temple of the patriarch of Alexandria, David, who came from his excommunion, in 1856 during a visit to Abyssinia; the negus claimed his blessing. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage en Abyssinie, en 1862 by Guillaume Lejean, in ???e tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages??????published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The negus Theodoros II (Tewodros) (King of Abyssinia, present-day Ethiopia) points his pistol at the temple of the patriarch of Alexandria, David, who came from his excommunion, in 1856 during a visit to Abyssinia; the negus claimed his blessing. Engravure pour illustrrer le voyage en Abyssinie, en 1862 by Guillaume Lejean, in ???e tour du monde, nouveau journal des voyages??????published under the direction of Edouard Charton, 1867, Paris. Selva Collection.); Photo by Leonard de Selva.