Drawing by william alexander, draughtsman of the macartney embassy to china in 1793. A soldier armed with a matchlock gun. At his right side hangs his cartouch-box and on his left, his sword with the point forwards. In the background, there is a military post. A sentinel beats a gong to call out the guard, who are ready to salute a man of rank. Alexander noted an outdated design of the chinese firearms compared to the european muskets. Image taken from the costume of china, illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings, published in london in 1805. Date: circa 1800.
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