Details
Description
This detailed antique aquatint by famed illustrator, George Henry Mason, depicts a local villager carrying pots of plants. The print …
Read more
This detailed antique aquatint by famed illustrator, George Henry Mason, depicts a local villager carrying pots of plants. The print is finely framed in gold leaf with a grasscloth mat.
George Henry Mason (1770-1851) was a British army officer, Major in the late 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) raised by the East India Company, 1795, and then Lietenant-Colonel in 1801. Mason had travelled to Canton in 1789. It was one of only two cities in China that outsiders could legally visit at the time, and Mason relished the opportunity to provide "partial instruction and general amusement" about an "exotic" foreign land to a fascinated but parochial audience of armchair tourists in England. He became an author of two influential works, The Costume of China (1800) and The Punishments of China (1801).
See less
- Dimensions
- 14.75ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 18ʺH
- Styles
- Asian Antique
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- Late 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- The print and frame are in excellent condition. The gold has worn with age. The print and frame are in excellent condition. The gold has worn with age. less
Questions about the item?
Returns & Cancellations
Return Policy - All sales are final 48 hours after delivery, unless otherwise specified in the description of the product.
Related Collections
- Ross Bleckner Original Prints
- Tatiana Alida Original Prints
- Greg Copeland Original Prints
- Clay Walker Original Prints
- Raffia Original Prints
- Leonardo Nierman Original Prints
- Spray Paint Original Prints
- Red Grooms Original Prints
- Balmain Original Prints
- Carrie Bergey Original Prints
- Chaim Gross Original Prints
- Gorman Original Prints
- William Meyerowitz Original Prints
- Teak Original Prints
- Botanical Prints
- Japanese Woodblock Prints
- Woodblock Prints
- Bird Prints
- Framed Prints
- Screen Prints
- Black and White Prints
- Thomas McKnight Original Prints
- Classical Greek Original Prints
- Piero Fornasetti Original Prints
- Arthur Secunda Original Prints