Siamese Ambassador Gm-00038001

Captain William Baillie (British, 1723–1792); After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) This engraving, produced by the amateur printmaker William Baillie in June 1774, is a nearly exact copy in reverse of the Getty Museum's drawing by Peter Paul Rubens. As the inscription along the base states, the drawing was made to commemorate a 1636 visit of the "Siamese Ambassador who attended The Court of K[ing] Charles the 1st." In the 1700s, copies of important works were engraved and distributed among a wide audience. A print such as this one promoted the collection of the drawing's owner, Mr. Willet. It also educated the public on the rare visit of an exotic individual more than one hundred and fifty years earlier. Prints were a vital form of propaganda, information, and portraiture in the era before photography.

High Quality Wood Framed Print using museum quality paper and archival inks with a white border or with cut mat for a contemporary look. Comes with Acrylite glazing and hanging hardware. These are Made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

Stretched Canvas is stretched over 1.25" thick pine bars and printed on heavy cotton poly matte finish canvas. Comes with mounting brackets. These are Made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

Giclee Prints are printed on 260gsm satin finish using the finest archival inks. Each print carries a white border around the perimeter. These are Made in USA or Europe depending upon your location.

All of our images are digitized from the original or negative. Questions? Please email service@archivea.com.

Artwork in this collection is from The J. Paul Getty Museum. Reproduction rights are reserved by the copyright owner and used under license by Archivea.