An Execution, Canton
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- Title
- An Execution, Canton
- Description
- A man kneels down on the ground with his hands tied behind his back, about to be executed in public. The executioner stands next to him and holds a broad knife mid-air, ready to strike.
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(Verso, print) upper right, visible on recto, in unidentified medium: "35 [mirrored inscription]"; (Recto, mount) inscribed in black ink, at center above image: "An Execution, Canton [sic]" - Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)
- 84.XA.941.5.2
- Date Created
- about 1870
- Authors
- Saunders, William Thomas, 1832-1892
- From the Exhibit
- The Forbidden City, Pekin & Chinese Views Souvenir Playing Cards
- Location
- Guangzhou (China)
- Language
- English
- Rights
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