Art, Science, and Diplomacy: A Study of the Visual Images of the Macartney Embassy to China, 1793

Author:   Shanshan Chen
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
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9789819911622


Pages:   249
Publication Date:   02 May 2024
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Author:   Shanshan Chen
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:  

9789819911622


ISBN 10:   9819911621
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   02 May 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Macartney Embassy to China.- The Historical, Artistic, and Scientific Contexts of the Embassy.- Gift Exchange.- The Diplomacy and Politics of the Imagery of the Reception.- Empirical Science and the Topographic Aesthetic.- Picturesque Landscapes.- The Sublime and the Chinese Ruins.- Images of Natural History.- Picturing Chinese People.- Representation of Chinese Science.- Publications of the Macartney Embassy.- Two Print Books and the Royal Pavilion at Brighton.- The Enduring Legacy of the Macartney Embassy. 

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Dr. Shanshan Chen received her Ph.D. in Art History at the University of Hong Kong in 2019. She also studied Art History and Asian History at the University of Iowa and Princeton University in the USA. She received a Crossing Borders Fellowship from the Ford Foundation, and a Frank Jewett Mather, Jr. Memorial Fellowship at Princeton University.

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