William Ellis's Veranda with Landlady and Children

From the Getty Museum record

Group portrait of Rasoa, William Ellis's landlady, and her family on the veranda of his Antananarivo residence. The group is seated at image center, with Ellis' landlady sitting on the far right. A table is positioned in the middle of the group with a bowl of fruit in the center. Another bowl of fruit sits on the ground in front of the table. A man stands in profile, facing image left, a few paces away from the group under the porch of the residence. Another figure stands in profile, facing image right, in the garden at image left. In the background, the terraced buildings of the city are visible, including a large group of onlookers who stand on a platform overlooking the veranda.