A Chinese military officer: Drawn & engraved by Thos. and Willm. Daniell

Color aquatint by and after Thomas and Willian Daniell, piblished Sepr. 1, 1810; officer with shield, bow and spear standing in foreground, temples or forts and mountains in background. The original caption reads: 'The conspicuous personage encumbered with military accoutrements is an officer of exalted rank. Over the usual dress is his uniform, consisting of an embroidered silk robe. In a case suspended to his side he carries the bow, which is made of wood, covered with horn; and on the other side his quiver with arrows. The flags on his shoulders are of silk, and their number announces the dignity of the wearer. From the crown of his helmet, which is of iron, issues a small spear, sheathed in a lock of horse-hair. The same ornament is appended to the head of the pike, and is always deemed a mark of consideration: the bow-string is of silk: the arrows are pointed with steel. The scene of this view is a city gate, a station usually attended by a guard of soldiers'. Plate 40 from: 'A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China' (London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810). Color aquatint by and after Thomas and Willian Daniell, piblished Sepr. 1, 1810; officer with shield, bow and spear standing in foreground, temples or forts and mountains in background. The original caption reads: 'The conspicuous personage encumbered with military accoutrements is an officer of exalted rank. Over the usual dress is his uniform, consisting of an embroidered silk robe. In a case suspended to his side he carries the bow, which is made of wood, covered with horn; and on the other side his quiver with arrows. The flags on his shoulders are of silk, and their number announces the dignity of the wearer. From the crown of his helmet, which is of iron, issues a small spear, sheathed in a lock of horse-hair. The same ornament is appended to the head of the pike, and is always deemed a mark of consideration: the bow-string is of silk: the arrows are pointed with steel. The scene of this view is a city gate, a station usually attended by a guard of soldiers'. Plate 40 from: 'A Picturesque Voyage to India by Way of China' (London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1810). Small oblong folio; plate mark, margins intact; slightly soiled. London, Spencer, 1955.