Baron Carl de Vinck de Deux-Orp (1859–1931)[1] was a Belgian diplomat, noble, and art collector. He was the Belgian Minister to Qing dynasty China from May 1896 to April 1899.[2][3] In 1896 he accompanied Viceroy Li Hongzhang during his visit and tour of Belgium.[4] Baron de Vinck was later active in Paris as an art collector.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Carl de Vinck de Deux-Orp (baron). Netherlands Institute for Art History.
- ^ The International Relations of the Chinese Empire. Longmans, Green, 1918. Vol. 3.
- ^ Couling, Samuel. The Encyclopedia Sinica. Oxford University Press, 1917.
- ^ Vandamme, Tobit. BEYOND BELGIUM: THE BUSINESS EMPIRE OF EDOUARD EMPAININ THE FIRST GLOBAL ECONOMY (1880-1914). Ghent University, 2019.