File:One of a collection of seven wash drawings of the Capture of Ningpo. 7. The Civil War in China- Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers to Fungwha. Bombardment of the East Gate by field pieces of HMS RMG PZ0725.tiff

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Edmund Morison Wimperis, English (1835–1900) reference

J. M. (artist). Probably M See sketch by A.D. McArthur who served as an officer aboard HMS Encounter.
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English: The Civil War in China, Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British officers to Fungwha, Bombardment of the East Gate by Fieldpieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx. Drawn for publication in The Illustrated London News, of 7 February 1863.

One of a collection of seven wash drawings of the Capture of Ningpo. 7. The Civil War in China: Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers to Fungwha. Bombardment of the East Gate by field pieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx
The civil war in China (1850-64), also named as the Taiping Rebellion, erupted northward from Guangxi to the Yangtze. During the height of the uprising, French and British forces chose to aid the Qing government to fight with the Taipings. This image shows the bombardment of the East Gate of Ningpo by guns from HMS Encounter and Sphinx.
Collection of seven wash drawings of the China War 1858. 7. The Civil War in China: Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers to Fungwha. Bombardment of the East Gate by field pieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx.

This image also was published as The Civil War in China, Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers, to Fungwha, Bombardment of the East Gate by Fieldpieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx. by the Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 February 1863.
Date 1862
date QS:P571,+1862-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet: 265 x 367 mm; Folder: 409 mm x 561 mm
Notes Box Title: Recent Acquisitions.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/150665
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