The Siamese embassy, gouaches circa 1700
The Siamese embassy, gouaches circa 1700
Pair of paintings (vellum, on wood panel, painted in gouache) depicting a scene of an audience and the movement of a sovereign in an exotic environment evoking the Orient, perhaps inspired by the diplomatic visit of the Siamese embassy to Versailles in 1686.
Good overall condition (small tears and restorations)
Dimensions : 22,5 x 33 cm
Framed (18th-century frames, as is) and under glass
