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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.

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Ignatius Sichelbart

From Ten Fine Dogs, c. 1745 —58, by Ignaz Sichelbarth (Ai Qi Meng 艾启蒙). One of ten album leaves, colour on paper. The Palace Museum, Beijing.

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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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.

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