[SINO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, Late 19th Century.] Formal portrait of a reception with Manchurian officials and acting Russian Consul Petr Genrikhovich Tiedemann, c. 1898-1899. 11in x 8in. Inscribed verso: €Å“Manchurian Official [?] Reception for Acting Russia Consul,€Â with identification of Tiedemann and officials, including Viceroy Heu Ying Kuei. Condition: Overall good; some creasing, mostly at margins/edges; edge tears and losses, including one torn-off corner. PETR GENRIKHOVICH TIEDEMANN (1873-1941) was born in Kazan, Russia, the son of a nobleman of German Lutheran heritage. He was a graduate of the Department of Oriental Languages of the University of St. Petersburg. He served in the diplomatic service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1895, as a student trainee with the Imperial Russian Diplomatic Mission in Peking (1896-1898), and he was in charge of the Russian Consulate in Foochow (1898-1899). Tiedemann continued in various diplomatic posts in China up to the 1930s. In 1937 he moved to Montreal, Canada, where he married Adelaida Mikhailovna Skriabin (?-1925), daughter of Full State Councilor M.D. Skriabin, Vice Governor of Lublin. (Source: Berdnikov, Alexander. €Å“Notes and Comments, A Russian Diplomat in China: The Papers of Petr Genrikhovich Tiedemann at McGill.€Â In Fontanus, Vol. VIII, McGill University, 1995:147-155. fontanus.library.mcgill.ca 8/2023) FROM THE FAMILY OF REV. CHARLES HARTWELL (1825-1905) and Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (1827-1883); their children Charles Stearns Hartwell (1855-1931), Emily Susan Hartwell (1859-1951), and Carrie Amelia Hartwell Tupper (1864-1959); Congregational missionaries and philanthropists in Foochow (Fuzhou), China, 1850s-1930s. NOTE: All lots are sold as is and where is. Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC provides condition reports upon request to aid in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC does not give refunds based on condition. Turner Auctions + Appraisals, LLC does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.