Description: Antique hand colored stipple engraving from “The Punishments of China” With an additional page with Explanations in English and French on verso. London: Printed for William Miller by W. Bulmer and Co., 1801. Folio (13-3/4” x 10”) Plate Number 18 out of 22 engravings sold in book form. Title: “Close Confinement” As trade with China increased, Chinese culture began to take hold of the British imagination. This was particularly true in cases where Chinese people and practices could be stereotyped or depicted as barbaric. Written by an East India Company soldier who traveled to Canton in 1789, Punishments of China depicts lurid scenes of torture and contrasts Chinese and Western customs. Export albums like were produced in the port cities of China for tourists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth Century. Condition: Very Good. Presents with light foxing and wear commensurate with age and use.The colors are vivid and bright. Lower margin presents with pinpoint holes where plate was held by binding.Please see Photos.
Price: 52.5 USD
Location: Windsor, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-10-11T19:02:10.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Period: Neoclassicism/Romantism (1770-1840)
Material: Engraving
Item Length: 10 in.
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Asia
Type: Stipple Engraving, Hand Colored
Year of Production: 1801
Item Height: 13.75 in.
Style: Chinese
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Theme: Chinese Punishment
Production Technique: Steel Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Handmade: No
Print Type: Engraving
Time Period Produced: 1800-1849
