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A Siamese Priest

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Date

1774

Artist

Print after Unknown Artist

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3168303

Additional Makers

Print maker - Captain William Baillie

Description

Portrait of Nicolas Trigault as a Chinese priest, standing whole-length directed to right, looking towards the viewer, hands joined in front of him, entirely hidden in large sleeves, wearing long robes with a tall hat; after monogram replaced with engraver name to lower right, with face coloured but not sash; after Peter Paul Rubens. 1774. Crayon manner with some hand-colouring.

Inscription

Lettered above the image: "In the Collection of John Barnard Esq.r".

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Nanjing, China

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Tags

Religious Figures
Portraits

Category

People & Society

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