20th Mar, 2024 15:45

Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture

 
Lot 242
 

242

AFTER WILLIAM ALEXANDER (BRITISH 1767-1816)

THE APPROACH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA TO HIS TENT IN TARTARY, TO RECEIVE THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR
etching with engraving, by J.Fittler, published 1796 by G.Nicol
36.8 x 50.9cm
56.5 x 70.5cm (framed)

Property from a London Collection

A depiction of the Qianlong Emperor (Emperor Gaozong of Qing) and the British Ambassador Lord Macartney meeting on 14 September 1793 at the Wanshu Garden, also known as the Garden of Ten Thousand Tree. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, Wanshu Garden is in the Chengde Mountain Resort.

Literature
Sir George Staunton An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, London 1797, p. xxii, the scene described; pl. 25, illustrated


offered for sale without reserve

Sold for £100


 

THE APPROACH OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA TO HIS TENT IN TARTARY, TO RECEIVE THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR
etching with engraving, by J.Fittler, published 1796 by G.Nicol
36.8 x 50.9cm
56.5 x 70.5cm (framed)

Property from a London Collection

A depiction of the Qianlong Emperor (Emperor Gaozong of Qing) and the British Ambassador Lord Macartney meeting on 14 September 1793 at the Wanshu Garden, also known as the Garden of Ten Thousand Tree. Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, Wanshu Garden is in the Chengde Mountain Resort.

Literature
Sir George Staunton An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, London 1797, p. xxii, the scene described; pl. 25, illustrated


offered for sale without reserve

Auction: Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture, 20th Mar, 2024

Sale starting at the conclusion of the Studio Sale. 

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