Tibetan mendicants Finish:Single 17th century Italian-born French aristocrat

17th century Italian-born French aristocrat

Showing a seated physician who is consulting a book and handing a piece of paper

Street scene with figures

Gladstone was firmly in support of this move

the Holy Roman Emperor

Tibetan mendicants Finish:Single 17th century Italian-born French aristocratTibetan mendicants, c1910. The term mendicant refers to begging or relying on charitable donations, and is most widely used for religious followers or ascetics who rely exclusively on charity to survive. Plate taken from Views of Darjeeling with Typical Native Portraits and Groups by J. Burlington Smith, published by Hood & Co. Ltd (Middlesbrough, c1910).