Louis Delaporte, un amoureux de l'Orient
by Elisabeth Grillo-Nicolini
A short evocation of French explorer and artist Louis Delaporte, one of the pioneers in collecting and documenting Ancient Khmer art.
- Publication
- Carnet Escale
- Author
- Elisabeth Grillo-Nicolini
- Pages
- 1
- Language
- French
Louis Delaporte (1842−1925) came to Angkor Wat while taking part in the “Mekong Expedition of 1866 – 1868″, from Saigon to the Chinese Yunnan province.
Tags: French explorers, Angkor "rediscovery", Mekong Mission