Beggar with a Monkey
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Information about author
Object description
The figure of a young man with a moustache is depicted in frontal view; his head is turned three-quarters to the left. The man is wearing a long green shirt with a patch on the right shoulder and long brown trousers. On his feet are fabric shoes. On the man's head is a cone-shaped straw hat. On his right bent arm sits a monkey in a red shirt, which he is holding by a rope. At the signal of a gong that hangs on the man's chest, this tamed monkey demands alms for his master from passers-by. The etching comes from the album "Customs and National Costumes of the Chinese," which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. An explanation in German accompanies each image; some are written in French. In the 18th century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created these paintings for Europeans eager to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner is a calligraphic inscription in Indian ink, "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin.". In the lower right corner is an inscription, "Dadley. London. Sculpt". In the upper right corner is the number "20".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
