Image of Broken bridge at San Sien wey. A crowd of spectators stand

Broken bridge at San Sien wey. A crowd of spectators stand on top of a ruined...

IMAGE number: BL3308628
Image title: Broken bridge at San Sien wey. A crowd of spectators stand on top of a ruined bridge to watch the arrival of the Embassy, with more figures climbing to blocks of stone in the Hai River and to two sailing ships; cottages in the background. Signed with initials at bottom left. Pasted on mount with washline. Described as 'A broken bridge at Sancianwey with a number of figures' in manuscript notes bound with the drawings.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: [A collection of eighty views, maps, portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George, Earl of Macartney, in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander, some by Sir John Barrow, Bart, some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish, and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797.] Author: Alexander, William / Illustrator: Alexander, William 1793 Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8.Tab.C.8.29 1 drawing: watercolour, ink and graphite; sheet 16.7 x 21.5 cm, on support 21.7 x 26.7 cm
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: China / Asia / bridge / river / asia / group of people / rivers / event / colours / events / people / watercolour / 18th century / color / footbridge / bridge / colour / painting

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