I am a student reading for a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in history of art. As part of my thesis I am researching and compiling a catalogue of the known portraits and representations of Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, 66th Grandmaster of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jersusalem, Rhodes and Malta, under the tutelage of Keith Paul Sciberras.

Since my dissertation requires that I also include portraits or representations of the grandmaster that are within private collections in the Maltese Islands, I am kindly asking anyone who has within their private collection a portrait or representation of this grandmaster to – if they deem it appropriate – contact me.

Utmost confidentiality will be applied according to the ethical guidelines of academic research while any given information will be used solely for the purpose of this research. All help will be duly acknowledged.

If anyone wishes to contact me they can do so on these numbers: 99090790, 21485456, or on this e-mail address: carlos.bongalais.13@um.edu.mt.

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