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WD 961 Emperor receiving the Embassy; Macartney's first meeting with Qianlong, from an 'Album Of...

WD 961 Emperor receiving the Embassy; Macartney's first meeting with Qianlong, from an 'Album Of 278 Drawings
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WD 961 Emperor receiving the Embassy; Macartney's first meeting with Qianlong, from an 'Album Of 278 Drawings Of Landscapes, Coastlines, Costumes And Everyday Life Made During Lord Macartney's Embassy To The Emperor Of China', c.1792-94 (pencil, pen & ink, wash and w/c on paper)
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Alexander, William (1767-1816) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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pencil, pen and ink, wash and watercolour on paper
Date
c. 1792 AD - 1794 AD (C18th AD)
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George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806) was a British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

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