Michael Shen Fu-Tsung
Godfrey Kneller · 1687
Why it's great
A man in a long blue silk robe holds a cross, looking out calmly. Godfrey Kneller painted the Chinese visitor Michael Shen Fu-Tsung in 1687, when he came to England, and the king, James II, hung the painting in his bedroom.
Where to see it
📍 Windsor CastleWindsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
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Godfrey Kneller was a German-born painter, born in Lübeck in 1646. He moved to England and became the most successful portrait painter in London, painting eight kings and queens as well as Isaac Newton. He died in London in 1723.
