Pope Pius VII Visiting the L'Institution des Aveugles

[ca. 1750–1920]

Crowded room with Pope Pius VII at center sitting on a throne on a raised pedestal. There is a display in progress at the right, possibly by the school's director M. Bertrand (successor to Valentin Haüy, founder of the first school for the blind). The audience circles the room in riser seats and in two low balcony boxes. Text: Pie VII. Visitant l'institution des Aveugles- ne's dirigee par M. Bertrand successeur de M. Hauy, le Jeudi 28. Fevrier 1805 Rough translation: Pius VII. Visiting the institution of the Blind, directed by Mr. Bertrand, successor of Mr. Hauy, on Thursday, February 28, 1805