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FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

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Imperial Chinese troops putting the Taiping rebels to flight. painting; 19th century. The Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) was perhaps the bloodiest civil war in human history, a clash between the forces of the Qing Empire in China and those inspired by a Hakka self-proclaimed mystic named Hong Xiuquan, a Christian convert who had declared himself the new Messiah and younger brother of Jesus Christ. He and his followers established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (also "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace") and attained control of significant parts of southern China.
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Imperial Chinese troops putting the Taiping rebels to flight. painting; 19th ce...

Emperor of China's Palace at Peking (Beijing). Lithograph, 1742.
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Emperor of China's Palace at Peking (Beijing). Lithograph, 1742.

Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, and was a British army officer and administrator. He is remembered for his exploits in China and northern Africa. Canvas; 19th century.
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Major-General Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), Royal Engineers. He was also kn...

Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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Tchien Lung (aka Qianlong, 1711-1799) - Emperor of China, Qing dynasty. William...

William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England. He had engravings made and published of some of his views.
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William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the...

The recapture of Tianjin during the Boxer Rebellion, June 1900. Colour-printed battle scene, woodblock printed in the style of a new-year print (Nianhua). China; Qing dynasty, 1900.
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The recapture of Tianjin during the Boxer Rebellion, June 1900. Colour-printed b...

Catholic peasants convert at the firing squad during the Boxer Rebellion. Illustration from Domenica del Corriere; 20th century.
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Catholic peasants convert at the firing squad during the Boxer Rebellion. Illust...

Emperor Shah Jahan. Moghul miniature, 1630. Gouache on paper, 22.2 x 13.4 cm.
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Emperor Shah Jahan. Moghul miniature, 1630. Gouache on paper, 22.2 x 13.4 cm.

Shah Jahan's wine cup, nephrite jade, inscribed with the date 1657. India; Mughal period, 17th century.
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Shah Jahan's wine cup, nephrite jade, inscribed with the date 1657. India; Mugha...

The Bengal Levee, showing Lord Cornwallis (Governor General of Bengal) in a crowd of sycophants. Coloured etching after an original drawing made on the spot. London, 1792. Shelfmark: P1001
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The Bengal Levee, showing Lord Cornwallis (Governor General of Bengal) in a crow...

Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) in Durban (the largest Asian community in South Africa). Miniature painting, 1839.
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Bahadur Shah II (1775-1862) in Durban (the largest Asian community in South Afri...

A procession of elephants of the Nawab Muhammad Yusaf Ali Rampur (ruled 1855-64) with his family and ministers escorted from his own encampment by his household troops, two high-ranking British cavalry officers and a squadron of the Queen's own 7th (Light) Dragoons, to the encampment of Lord Canning for the durbar held at Fatehgarh on 15th November 1889. (the term durbar was used to describe formal imperial assemblies marking state occasions). Watercolour, 1859. Shelfmark: Add.Or.4660
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A procession of elephants of the Nawab Muhammad Yusaf Ali Rampur (ruled 1855-64)...