Kaiser Qianlong

The Emperor Qianlong, whom Lord Macartney met three times during his mission. From a drawing by William Alexander, Draughtsman to the Embassy, based on sketches made by various members of the Embassy at the time of their presentation to the Emperor on 14th September 1793, three days before his eighty-third birthday celebrations.

Quelle: Aubrey Singer: The Lion and the Dragon. The Story of the First British Embassy to the Court of the Emperor Qianlong in Peking 1792-1794. London: Barrie&Jenkins 1992.