Portrait of Claudius Rich
London, United Kingdom
The British Museum
About The British Museum, London
1825
Painting 22
United Kingdom
Rich was the East India Company’s first Resident in Baghdad. He was a talented linguist. In his spare time he explored ancient sites, producing the first proper plans of Babylon and Nineveh. He hosted important travellers to Iraq, searching for sites of Biblical relevance. In 1821 he died during a cholera outbreak in Shiraz. His collection formed the nucleus of the British Museum’s collection.
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