A Chinese labourer (possibly a fisherman or viper-seller?) balancing a pole over his shoulder, from which a collection of small basket-like objects hang. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Dadley after Pu-Quà, 1799.

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May 4 1799
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567799i
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A Chinese labourer (possibly a fisherman or viper-seller?) balancing a pole over his shoulder, from which a collection of small basket-like objects hang. Coloured stipple engraving by J. Dadley after Pu-Quà, 1799. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London (Old Bond Street) : W. Miller, May 4 1799.

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1 print : stipple engraving with watercolour ; image 38.2 x 26.8 cm

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Pu-Quà, Canton, Delin. ; Dadley, London, sculpt. Bears number, top right : 33

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Wellcome Collection 567799i

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