Vernissage
Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp

Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume, 1617

Black, red, and white chalk, blue pastel, and pen and brown and black ink on light brown laid paper

44.6 × 24.8 cm (17 ½ × 9 ¾ in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Purchase, Carl Selden Trust, several members of The Chairman's Council, Gail and Parker Gilbert, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1999

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