[View in China]

Method Woodcut
Artist W.G.S. after Captain S. Pasfield Oliver
Published c.1861
Dimensions Image 160 x 183 mm, Sheet 224 x 226 mm
Notes View in China after Captain Samuel Pasfield Oliver, possibly a proof for one of the London illustrated papers in the 1860's.

Captain Samuel Pasfield Oliver (1838–1907) was an English artillery officer, geographer and antiquary. On the establishment of a British embassy at Beijing in 1861 he accompanied General Sir John Michel on a visit to the capital, and subsequently made a tour through Japan.

Condition: Tipped to an album page.
Framing unmounted
Price £75.00
Stock ID 37697

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