The Fire-backed Pheasant of Java

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Artist/Maker	S Edwards (artist) William Skelton (engraver) George Nicol (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

Engraving recording a journey through China

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Categories	Illustration Prints
Object type	Illustration
Titles	The Fire-backed Pheasant of Java (assigned by artist) Lord Macartney's Embassy to China (series title)
Materials and techniques	Engraving Printing Ink Engraving
Brief description	S Edwards, engraved by William Skelton. The Fire-backed Pheasant of Java. Plate 13 from Lord Macartney's Embassy to China. Published London, 1796.
Physical description	Engraving recording a journey through China
Dimensions	Whole page height: 23.5in Whole page width: 17.25in Dimensions are the average size of the pages in the album. The engraved areas on each plate vary in size.
Credit line	Given by Mr. G. H. Clarke
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1945, London: HMSO, 1956.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.588-1945

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O723844/the-fire-backed-pheasant-of-illustration-s-edwards/

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