Confucius Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' The lower illustration

' The lower illustration

sitting on a sofa with the Earl of Bute

Bethnal Green Street Pet Market in East London

which burned down

Interior of the Covent Garden Theartre

Confucius Size:XL: 100 x 70cm ' The lower illustrationConfucius, ancient Chinese philosopher, (1780). According to Chinese tradition, Confucius (551 479 BC) was a thinker, political figure, educator, and founder of the Ru School of Chinese thought. His teachings, preserved in the Analects, form the foundation of much of subsequent Chinese speculation on the education and comportment of the ideal man. From Receuil des Estampes, Representant les Rangs et les Dignites, suivant le Costume de toutes les