{"id":15649,"date":"2024-04-11T18:03:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15649"},"modified":"2024-04-11T18:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:05:28","slug":"china-william-alexander-1796","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/nl-oud\/antiek\/stadsgezichten\/buitenlandse-stadsgezichten\/china-william-alexander-1796\/","title":{"rendered":"China &#8211; naar William Alexander, 1796"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<strong>Chinese Barges of the Embassy preparing to pass under a bridge.<\/strong>\u201d Copper engraving by <strong>W. Bryne <\/strong>after a drawing by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Alexander_(painter)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>William Alexander<\/strong><\/a> (1767-1816 ) from the \u201cAuthentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and information obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire\u201d written by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sir_George_Staunton,_1st_Baronet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sir George Leonard Staunton<\/strong><\/a> and published <strong>April 12, 1796<\/strong> in London by G. Nicol. Coloured by a later hand. Size (image): 29,8 x 44,8 cm.<\/p>\n<p>The embassy was headed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Macartney,_1st_Earl_Macartney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earl George Macartney<\/a> (1737-1806), who was dispatched to Beijing in 1792. He was accompanied by Staunton a medical doctor as his secretary, and a retinue of suitably impressive size, including Staunton\u2019s 11-year-old son who was nominally the ambassador\u2019s page. On the embassy\u2019s arrival in China it emerged that the 11-year-old was the only European member of the embassy able to speak Mandarin, and thus the only one able to converse with the Emperor.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Macartney&#8217;s embassy was unsuccessful, the Chinese resisting British overtures to establish diplomatic relations in view of opening the vast Chinese realms to free trade, but it opened the way for future British missions, which would eventually lead to the first Opium War and the cession of Hong Kong to Britain in 1842. It also resulted in this invaluable account, prepared at government expense, largely from Lord Macartney&#8217;s notes, by Staunton, of Chinese manners, customs and artifacts at the height of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qing_dynasty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing dynasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The engravings are of special interest because of their depiction of subjects that very few Europeans had heard of or seen, showing how advanced Chinese civilisation was on a technical, artistic and organizational level.<\/p>\n<p>Staunton describes this particular engraving as follows: \u201c<em>Tho some of the bridges in China are sufficiently high to admit of vessels to pass through their arches without striking their masts, yet as there are others of a lower construction, the masts of all their barges are contrived to lower down occasionally. To prevent carriages from passing over those bridges that are intended only for the accommodation of foot passengers, they are ascended by steps, as appears upon that on the left side of the print, under which a communication is sormed between the grand canal and another branching off from it, without any inconvenience to foot passengers, or those people whose employment is to track the barges.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Price: 395,-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChinese Barges of the Embassy preparing to pass under a bridge.\u201d Copper engraving by W. 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