Lost History – The forgotten friendship of the American painter and the Chinese Empress

Harry Cluff

October 9, 2021

In 1903, American portrait painter Katharine Carl was asked to travel to China in order to complete a very special commission. She was invited to stay for nine months at the imperial court and to live in close proximity to the most powerful person in the Eternal Kingdom, the primary subject of her work – Dowager Empress Cixi.

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