Description
This rare print shows a ceremony in China: the superb entrance of the Ambassadeur of Siam in Peking, Beijing. We see elephants and horses pulling wagons and crowds of people.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Mondhare.
Medium: Engraving / optical print on handlaid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 39 x 23.3 cm (15.35 x 9.17 inch). Image size: 39 x 23.3 cm. (15.35 x 9.17 inch).
Condition: good, given age. No margin. Text below missing. Brown spots. Old and new restorations on reverse. Creases. Folds. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
AMBASSADOR-SIAM-BEIJING-PEKING-CHINA-ELEPHANTS-THAILAND | RBOS-A10-08
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published by Mondhare in Paris, ca 1780.
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