A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest c. 1770
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"A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest" is a three-dimensional portrait sculpture of a Dutch merchant, possibly Andreas Everardus van Braam Houckgeest. The sculpture was created by the artist Chitqua, who lived from 1750-1796, around 1770. The sculpture is made of painted terracotta and depicts the merchant in a seated pose, dressed in a fashionable 18th-century outfit, complete with a wig and a hat. The merchant’s relaxed pose and the detailed depiction of his clothing suggest a portrait that aimed to capture the subject's social standing and wealth.
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Van Braam Houckgeest was director of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) trading post in the southern Chinese port of Canton from 1790 to 1795. He possibly ordered this figure of himself during one of his earlier journeys through China. The Chinese sculptor Chitqua specialized in such clay portraits, usually of foreigners. Comparable likenesses of other Dutch merchants and captains of VOC ships are also known.
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