COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1215943
Reference Number:
Chinese Crawford 457
Image Title:
Façade of Fangwaiguan
Alternative Image Title:
Belvedere
Parent Work Title:
Yuanmingyuan tujing
Alternative Parent Work Title:
圓明園圖景
Translated Parent Work Title:
Scenes from the Gardens of Perfect Brightness
Creator:
Ilantai, active approximately 1749-1793
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1781-1787
Page/Sheet:
Plate 8
Image Sequence Number:
P008
Description:
Illustration: view of the façade of Fangwaiguan (Belvedere).
Language Code:
chi-CN
Subject:
Formal gardens
Subject:
Palaces--China
Subject:
China--History
Subject:
Architecture
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
China
Style Period:
Qing Dynasty
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Places Covered:
China: Beijing Shi: Beijing
Item Height:
569 mm
Item Width:
505 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Durand, A. & Thiriez, A. "Engraving the Emperor of China's European Palaces.", 'Biblion; the Bulletin of the New York Public Library '. 1, no.2 (Spring 1993), pp.81-107)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-05-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Educational Notes:
Qing: China's multilingual empire exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Collection Code:
Rylands
Façade of Fangwaiguan
