Sitters are identified as follows: 'Têh Ming, Attaché to the Chinese commission', 'Chan Chin Fo', 'Tin-ta-jin (Tsung-pan), Mandarin of the 3rd rank...', 'Ten-[?], attaché to the Chinese commission in Peking, Mandarin of the 6th rank...and secretary at the ministry for the royal house', and '[?]Feung-yin...'.