Set of 5 Antique Prints of Professions in China by Dadley, 'c.1810'

€ 1 500

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1810
Sheet size: 32 × 27 cm (12.6 × 10.6 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-12901

Condition

General age-related toning. The individual prints may vary a bit in sizes. Shows some creasing and wear, few tiny defects. Blank verso. Please study images carefully.

About this sheet

Set of five antique prints illustrating various professions in China including a money changer, a beggar, a carpenter, a lantern painter and a snake catcher. These prints originate from 'Gebräuche und Kleidungen der Chinesen dargestellt in bunten Gemälden von dem Mahler Pu-Qúa in Canton als Zusatz zu Macartneys und Van Braams Reisen'. Published circa 1810.