Ignatius Sichelbart
Illustration — The Submission of the Ili drawn by Ignatius Sichelbart, 1764 • Illustration — The Submission of the Ili engraved by Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1769, after the painting by Ignatius Sichelbart • Illustration — Uyghur General Khojis (–1781), governor of Us-Turfan, who later settled in Beijing. Painting by a European Jesuit artist Ignatius Sichelbart at the Chinese court in 1775. Sichelbart also Sickelbart, Sickelpart; Chinese 艾啟蒙 / 艾启蒙 Ài Qǐměng or Ai Ch'i-meng; (September 26, 1708 Nejdek – October 6, 1780 Beijing), was a German-Bohemian Jesuit missionary and painter.
Also recorded as Qimeng Ai · Ignatius Sichelbarth · Ignaz Sickelbart · Ignac Sichelbart
Ignatius Sichelbart
Ignatius Sichelbart · Royal Academy of Arts, part of the The Three Emperors, 1662 - 1795 exhibition which ran from 12 November 2005 - 17 April 2006 in London. Website might be taken down at some point in future. · Public domain
- Born
- 1708 · Nejdek.
- Died
- 1780 · Beijing.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · missionary
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Born at Nejdek in 1708, died in Beijing in 1780.
Work by Ignatius Sichelbart is recorded in the collections of The Palace Museum and National Palace Museum.
"The Submission of the Ili"): This refers to the first submission of the Ili in 1755. The Chinese troops marched in spring and, upon reaching Kouldja, encountered no resistance. Drawn by Ignatius Sichelbart, 1765; engraved by Benoît-Louis Prévost, 1769 (First of the 16 commissionned for Les Conquêtes de L'Empereur de la Chine)
Drawn by Ignatius Sichelbart, engraved by Benoît-Louis Prévost · Christies
Jgnatius Sickeltart's Bailutu
Ignatius Sichelbart · Taipeis National Palace Museum
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