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Name of Object:

Le consul Joseph Raffo (painting)

Location:

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

Holding Institution:

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

 About Higher Institute for the Study of Contemporary History of Tunisia, University of Manouba, Le Bardo, Tunis

Date of Object:

1840

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Canvas, wood, coloured pigments, gold leaf

Provenance:

Palais de Carthage

Description:

Giuseppe Maria Joseph Raffo, the subject of this painting, was born in Tunis in 1795 and is depicted here in full uniform with the air of an important Turkish dignitary. He entered service as a secretary to Bey Hassine, and later served as Tunisia's Minister for Foreign Affairs under his rule as well as that of his successors, despite being a Sardinian subject all the while. He made a fortune by taking over a tuna farm in the Cap Bon region in the form of private concession. This painting is evidence of an active diplomatic relationship between the Palais du Bardo and the European chancelleries.

Citation of this web page:

Bechir Yazidi "Le consul Joseph Raffo (painting) " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;tn;28;en

Prepared by: Bechir Yazidi
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin

MWNF Working Number: TN 028

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