The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin

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Artist/Maker	Gillray, James (print-maker) Humphrey, Hannah (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

Caricature print of the mission of Lord Macartney to the Emperor of China.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Politics Satire Prints
Object type	Caricature
Title	The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Printing Ink Watercolour Etching Hand-Colouring
Brief description	'The Reception of the Diplomatique & his Suite, at the Court of Pekin'. Caricature of the mission of Lord Macartney to the Emperor of China. Hand-coloured etching by James Gillray, 1792.
Physical description	Caricature print of the mission of Lord Macartney to the Emperor of China.
Dimensions	Height: 31.8cm Width: 40cm Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Js. Gy. Design et Fecit. Pubd. Septr. 14th. 1792. by H. Humphrey. No.18. Old Bond Street.' (Lettered with title and)
Credit line	Given by Mr E. Rawdon-Smith
Subjects depicted	Ambassador Macartney, George (Earl)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1787-1952

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O591952/the-reception-of-the-diplomatique-caricature-gillray-james/

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