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Joseph Collet (1673-1725), Merchant and administrator in Sumatra and Madras

Sitter in 1 portrait
Collet was a noteworthy administrator in the East India Company in Sumatra, 1711, and also served as Governor of Madras, 1717-25.

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Joseph Collet

by Amoy Chinqua
painted unfired clay statuette, 1716
On display in Room 14 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4005

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Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Trade and Retailing
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Vendors, merchants and manufacturers
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India
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