Sujet

A Chinese soldier bearing a rifle, on horseback, 1857. Creator: Charles Wirgman.

Légende

A Chinese soldier bearing a rifle, on horseback, 1857. Wirgman went to China in 1857, covering the Second Opium war as artist and correspondent for the "Illustrated London News".

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A35_210

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,4Mo (4,2Mo) / 42,0cm x 26,5cm / 4960 x 3128 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal people male man men animals horses horse riding rider riders arts painting country China art Chinese guy weapon weapons gun guns color horseman horsemen military war location century drawing soldier charity concept sketch warfare sketches Colour 19th century weaponry nineteenth century charitable institution watercolour Charles Wirgman Wirgman Charles Heritage Art 19th-century research centre Wellcome Collection Wellcome Research Institute Wellcome Trust