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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1953P33 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1795 - 1795 |
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Maker Information | Watercolourist: | William Alexander - View biography for William Alexander |
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Notes | In 1792 Lord Macartney was sent to China by Parliament to expand trade agreements and to set up a British embassy. Emperor Qing Long (1736 - 1795) refused both these requests. Fifty years later the First Opium war broke out between the Chinese and British over trade. | Presented by J Leslie Wright1953, received on his death, 1954. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 18th century |
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School/Style: | English School |
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Medium: | Watercolour over pencil. |
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Material(s): | Watercolour |
Associated People | | Associated Places | | Dimensions | Height: | 330 mm |
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Width: | 510 mm |
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