P. Adam Schalinger a German, Mandarin of ye First Order (from Johannes Nieuhof's "An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China," London, 1669)
Portrait of Adam Schalinger, whole length, standing slightly to left at a table, looking towards the viewer, dressed in ornate Chinese robe and hat, holding a pair of compasses in his right hand on top of an armillary sphere, and a sextant in his left hand; globe and large book on floor, map and instruments on wall behind at left, shelves of books at right; illustration to Johannes Nieuhof's 'An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China' (London: 1669, Kircher between pp.68-69).
Artwork Details
- Title: P. Adam Schalinger a German, Mandarin of ye First Order (from Johannes Nieuhof's "An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China," London, 1669)
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Author: Related author Johannes Nieuhof (Dutch, Uelsen 1618–1672 Madagascar)
- Publisher: John Ogilby (British, Forfarshire 1600–1676 London)
- Sitter: Johannes Adam Schall von Bell (German, Cologne 1591–1660 Beijing)
- Date: 1669
- Medium: Etching; third state of three
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 7 15/16 in. (29.5 × 20.1 cm)
cut outside the image and within the platemark - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.3.285
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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