Vietnam: Jean Dupuis (born Dec. 8, 1829, Saint-Just-la-Pendue, Fr.—died Nov. 28, 1912, Monte-Carlo), French adventurer, trader, and arms dealer

Left to Right: Woman and man of the Tonkinese wealthy class; Li Yu-tche, a Chinese mandarin travelling with Duupis; M. Dupuis in Chinese dress; a Yunnanese soldier of M. Dupuis' escort; man and woman of 'the people' of Tonkin - that is, not of the wealthy class.

Jean Dupuis was associated with the unsuccessful effort to establish French influence in northern Vietnam in 1873

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