Sujet

Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Street within the City Walls, Canton - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. On the right '...is the sedan, which is a general conveyance used by persons of quality in China. Of the physiognomy of the street the following is a picture: "The shops, being principally open in front, and the whole of the merchandise being thus exposed to view, present a most showy, alluring appearance to the spectator. The interior of these shops are neatly fitted up, and the goods tastefully disposed for inspection; whilst the intermixture of various-coloured paper inscriptions hanging on the walls, and variegated lanterns pendent from the roof, have an extraordinary and pleasing effect. The inscriptions and notices are generally to the following effect: 'Much talk injures business.' 'Having once been cheated, we are made cautious'...'No credit can here be given'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A75_316

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,0Mo (2,4Mo) / 31,4cm x 23,9cm / 3706 x 2825 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation city building people wall walls shopping town shop shops business country China Chinese British castle color litter walled city fortifications fortification gateway entrance war location century Britain newspapers press battlements concept B&W canton street scene engraved engraving road Transport Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W white and black City Walls Guangzhou nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News Opium Wars palanquin sedan chair TGN walled town wood engraving ILN street newspaper Unknown Second Opium War town wall 19th-century way in