“Interrogation of Auguste Chapdelaine, Laurent Pe-Mou, and A - Lot 138

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“Interrogation of Auguste Chapdelaine, Laurent Pe-Mou, and A - Lot 138
“Interrogation of Auguste Chapdelaine, Laurent Pe-Mou, and Agnès Tsao-Kouy, China, 1856” Gouache, 50 x 65 cm ( x cm with frame). The transcript of this interrogation is written on the back. This gouache is the only known artwork depicting this interrogation, the brutal treatment and subsequent hanging during which triggered the Second Opium War. On October 23, 1856, the British and French bombarded Canton. The city was then stormed by coalition troops. The peace treaty was signed in Tien-Tsin in May 1858. On October 1, 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized Father Auguste Chapdelaine and Agnès Tsao-Kouy. High-resolution photos: https://bit.ly/hdv-lausanne Exhibition: LA SALLE, 20 rue DROUOT, 75009 PARIS Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9, 2026, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Live Closed-Door Auction, 1004 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Monday, October 12, 2026, 2:00 PM Items will be delivered free of shipping charges to PARIS, LYON, MARSEILLE, and LAUSANNE a few days after the auction. Alternatively, items can be shipped from FRANCE at the buyer’s expense via the carrier of their choice.
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