Lady Staunton with her son George Thomas Staunton and a Chinese Servant
This portrait was painted on his return; the 'Chinese servant' was a youth hired to continue George's education. George Thomas Staunton worked in Canton from 1799 to 1817, and played a prominent role in Lord Amherst's embassy of 1816. On returning to England he became an MP, an...
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Lady Staunton with her son George Thomas Staunton and a Chinese Servant [electronic resource]. |
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| Other authors: | Hoppner, John, 1758-1810, (painter.) |
| Format: | Physical Object |
| Language: | English |
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circa 1794.
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SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS. FORMATS. ARTE. REAS. REUR. ISOAS. IBRUNEI. |
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Electronic Resource Click here to view record |
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Lady Staunton with her son George Thomas Staunton and a Chinese Servant |h [electronic resource]. |
| 260 | |c circa 1794. | ||
| 490 | |a Objects of instruction : treasures of SOAS. | ||
| 500 | |a On permanent loan from HSBC | ||
| 500 | |a VIAF (name authority) : Hoppner, John, 1758-1810 : 5199880 | ||
| 510 | |a Cited in: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007. Listed as object number 104. | ||
| 520 | 2 | |a This portrait was painted on his return; the 'Chinese servant' was a youth hired to continue George's education. George Thomas Staunton worked in Canton from 1799 to 1817, and played a prominent role in Lord Amherst's embassy of 1816. On returning to England he became an MP, and a co-founder of the Royal Asiatic Society. His collection of Chinese books is held in the SOAS Library. John Hoppner was a leading society portrait painter of his day. (Text by Tom Tomlinson, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS, University of London, |c Brunei Gallery, |d 2015. |f (SOAS Digital Library) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. | ||
| 534 | |a Oil on canvas | ||
| 535 | 1 | |a Brunei Gallery. | |
| 536 | |a The 'Objects of instruction : the treasures of SOAS' exhibition was funded through a generous gift from the Foyle Foundation and with the support of the Arts & Humanities Research Council. | ||
| 545 | |a George Thomas Staunton (1781-1859) was taken to China by his father, George Leonard Staunton, who acted as Secretary to Lord Macarthy's embassy to Beijing in 1792. On the voyage George Thomas began to learn Chinese from the two interpreters accompanying the expedition. (Text by Tom Tomlinson, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.) | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Staunton, George Thomas, Sir, 1781-1859. | |
| 650 | |a 喬治·湯馬士·士丹頓. | ||
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