Constructing British Selfhood through Depictions of China: The Art of the Macartney Embassy

The Macartney Embassy, the first official British diplomatic mission to China, contributed to the visual record and understanding of China in Britain. The embassy artists were ambitious in their mission to deliver authentic visual knowledge of China to the British at the same time that they were sub...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yushu Chen, Bing Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/13/5/136