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Mason, George Henry

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  • A Chinese man being garroted on a cross with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man kneeling on the ground is about to be beheaded with a sword. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man is lying on an horizontal pillory while two Chinese men are tying a rope around the wooden structure at its base and a third man is hammering on a pole in order to crush the victim's ankles. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese man with his hands bound behind his back and two red flags on his head is being whipped with wooden sticks, as he is led to trial by a man beating a gong. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.
  • A Chinese prisoner kneeling on the ground is having his fingers tortured by three men. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.
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    A Chinese man is held on the ground by a man while another is hitting him with a wooden stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

    | Date: 1 Jany. 1801 | Reference: 579704i
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    A Chinese man with his hands bound in a wooden grid, kneeling on the ground, is tortured by two men holding a long stick and a man with a rope. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

    | Date: 1 Jany. 1801 | Reference: 579686i
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    The costume of China / illustrated by sixty engravings: with explanations in English and French. By George Henry Mason.

    Mason, George, 1735-1806. | Date: 1800
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    A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

    | Date: 1 Jany. 1801 | Reference: 579702i
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    A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

    | Date: 1 Jany. 1801 | Reference: 579700i
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