Loader with Trolley
Pu-Qua, Dadley
Basic information
Additionally
- Type
- album sheet
- Genre
- genre art
- Provenance
- Purchased from a private individual
- Exposition
- Zolochiv Castle (Chinese Palace)
Information about author
Information about author
Object description
The figure of a young, bald man is shown in profile, turning to the right. The man is dressed in a short gown and short knee-length grey trousers. Attached to his back is a straw hat with a conical top. The man is depicted barefoot. The loader is pushing a single-wheel cart with long wooden handles in front of him, on top of which two wooden planks are lying crosswise. The etching comes from the album "Customs and National Costumes of the Chinese," which includes 60 images of Chinese people engaged in various activities. An explanation in German accompanies each image; some are written in French. In the 18th century, artists in Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China created these paintings for Europeans eager to learn more about China and its people.
Inscriptions
In the lower left corner is a calligraphic inscription in Indian ink, "Pu-Qua. Canton. Delin.". In the lower right corner is an inscription, "Dadley. London. Sculpt". In the upper right corner is the number "22".
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
