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WD 961, f.42v (122) From the Planetarium, the principal present to the Emperor of China,...

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BL3262064
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WD 961, f.42v (122) From the Planetarium, the principal present to the Emperor of China, from an 'Album Of 278 Drawings Of Landscapes, Coastlines, Costumes And Everyday Life Made During Lord Macartney's Embassy To The Emperor Of China', 1792-94 (pencil, pen & ink, wash & 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 with wash and watercolour on paper
Date
1792 AD - 1794 AD (C18th AD)
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Source/Shelfmark: WD 961, f.42v(122) The Macartney Embassy, also called the Macartney Mission, was the first British diplomatic mission to China, which took place in 1793

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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