A Human Bridge in Swaziland : The Queen Crossing a Swollen Stream. 1900.

For Sale is a Half Page removed from "The Graphic, September 22nd, 1900," showing a Drawing by Frederic de Haenen, from a Sketch by H. Lea,  showing "A Human Bridge in Swaziland :  The Queen Crossing a Swollen Stream." 
Size of Drawing- 23cm. x 15.5cm.

In the rainy summer season, the swazi rivers often fill.  The Swazi Queen, wearing her leopard skin and monley tails, the symbols of Royalty, objects to getting her Royal person wet, and crosses a swollen stream over a bridge of interlocked shields held up by her bodyguard.  The Swazi Queen, like most savage potentates, is stout, but if any of her warriors was to yield at all under her weight he is sure of a Royal scolding.

Condition is Very Good.