A Collection of Seven Engravings of Chinese Scenes 1669 and 1796 (7)

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A COLLECTION OF SEVEN ENGRAVINGS OF CHINESE SCENES 1669 and 1796 Six later coloured engravings by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) after Johannes Nieuhof (1618-72), taken from 'An Embassy Sent by the East-India Company, of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham or Emperour [sic] of China', c.1669; and a later coloured engraving by Wilson and published 12th April 1796, by G.Nicol called 'A Quan or Mandarin bearing a Letter from the Emperor of China', all framed. Each approx. 33cm (13in) high x 22cm (8 5/8in) wide. (7). Footnotes: 一六六九至一七九六年 中國主題版畫七件 Provenance: Jeremy Mason, London