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Chinese military drawn out to salute the Ambassador on passing up the Grand Canal in Jiangsu.
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Chinese military drawn out to salute the Ambassador on passing up the Grand Canal in Jiangsu.
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British Library, London, UK
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watercolour
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A collection of eighty views, maps, portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George, Earl of Macartney, in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander, some by Sir John Barrow, Bart, some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish, and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797. Illustrator: Alexander, William (1767-1816) 1793 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8.TAB.c.8 no.83 watercolour, ink and graphite; 32.1 x 48.9 cm, on support 35.7 x 54.8 cm.

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embassy / China / Asia / watercolour / soldier / government occupations / processions / asia / military / event / colours / events / people / watercolour / 18th century / occupation / nationality / ethnicity / trooper / parade / procession / military occupations / occupations / chinese / colour / painting

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