Property of a gentleman - CHINA interest - William Alexander...

Estimate

£150 - £250

Property of a gentleman - CHINA interest - William Alexander (1767-1816) and Sir George Staunton - 'A CHINESE MILITARY POST' and 'CHINESE BARGES OF THE EMBASSY PASSING THROUGH A SLUICE ON THE GRAND CANAL' - two hand-coloured engravings from 'An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China', published by G. Nicol, 1796, 11.65 by 15.4ins. (29.6 by 39.1cms.) and 11.8 by 15.25ins. (30 by 38.7cms.) (P), in matching glazed silvered frames; together with a smaller monochrome engraving after William Alexander - 'PUNISHMENT OF THE TCHA', in matching smaller silvered frame (3).