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The Ten Kings of Purgatory: King of Mount Tai of the Seventh Court

Unknown

1800

paint

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Ten Kings of Purgatory: King of Mount Tai of the Seventh Court is a 1800 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1800 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows a king sitting on a throne, surrounded by people in colorful robes. The king has a long beard and wears a red robe with green sleeves. He sits under a blue roof with a red wall behind him. In front of the king, people are gathered around a table with papers on it. To the left, a group of people are shown in a rocky area, some of them falling or being pulled down. The painting has many colors, including red, blue, green, and yellow. The painting is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The painting *The Ten Kings of Purgatory: King of Mount Tai of the Seventh Court* was created in 1800 by an unknown artist. It was donated by Miss Fortescue and entered the collection in 1869, as recorded in the Asia Department registers following a provenance research project in 2022.

Read the full account in the museum source.