| Creator |
Guth, Jean Baptiste, 1855-1922. |
| Contributor |
Brooks, Vincent, 1815?-1885, lithographer. |
|
Day & Son, lithographer. |
| Title |
Li [graphic] / Guth 96. |
| Publisher |
London : Vincent Brooks,Day & Son |
| Date |
1896 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 27 x 40 cm (10 x 15.5 in.) |
| Description |
Full-length portrait depicting a racist caricature of Chinese statesmen, diplomat, and military general Li Hongzhang (1823-1901).
Shows Hongzhang, wearing a mustache and attired in spectacles, a cap with a peacock feather, a patterned, gray and gold robe,
a yellow jacket with buttons down the front, and black, slip-on shoes. He stands with his right hand out, showing long fingernails,
and faces slightly right. Li Hongzhang traveled extensively in 1896, visiting Russia, Britain, Europe, the United States,
and Canada to promote Chinese diplomatic interests and trade.
|
| Notes |
Title and date from item. |
|
Published in Vanity Fair, August 13, 1896. |
|
Gift of Linda Kimiko August, 2024. |
| Subject |
Li, Hongzhang, 1823-1901 -- Portraits. |
|
Li, Hongzhang, 1823-1901 -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Ambassadors -- Chinese. |
|
Chinese. |
|
Chinese -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Men -- Chinese. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
|
AAPI. |
| Genre |
Anti-Chinese works. |
|
Chromolithographs -- 1890-1900. |
|
Racist caricatures. |
|
Portrait prints -- 1890-1900. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *portrait prints - Hongzhang [P.2024.31.3] |
| Accession number |
P.2024.31.3 |
