His Excellency the Earl of Macartney, Embassador Extraordinary from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China.
Painted by T. Hickey. Eng.d by J. Hall Eng.r to his Majesty.
London Published April 12. 1796 by G. Nicol.
Engraving. 305 x 245mm (12 x 9¾"), with large margins, watermarked 'J. Whatman 1794'.
Seated portrait of George Macartney (1737 - 1806), 1st Earl Macartney, diplomatist and colonial governor, the first envoy of Britain to China in 1793. The frontispiece to Sir George Staunton's 'An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. Macartney's career included roles as Governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, as well as Chief Secretary of Ireland and Envoy to Russia.
[Ref: 66084] £190.00
London Published April 12. 1796 by G. Nicol.
Engraving. 305 x 245mm (12 x 9¾"), with large margins, watermarked 'J. Whatman 1794'.
Seated portrait of George Macartney (1737 - 1806), 1st Earl Macartney, diplomatist and colonial governor, the first envoy of Britain to China in 1793. The frontispiece to Sir George Staunton's 'An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China'. Macartney's career included roles as Governor of Grenada, Madras and the Cape Colony, as well as Chief Secretary of Ireland and Envoy to Russia.
[Ref: 66084] £190.00