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Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891

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  • Sulphur Baths, Uritzino, Japan: panoramic view. Coloured lithograph by Hanhart after C. Wirgman.
  • A Chinese soldier bearing weapons on his back, on horseback. Watercolour by C. Wirgman, ca. 1857.
  • A Chinese soldier bearing a rifle, on horseback. Watercolour by C. Wirgman, ca. 1857.
  • A Japanese physician reading a book. Lithograph by Hanhart after C. Wirgman.
  • The procession of Shimazu-Seiji through the streets of Yokohama to execution for murder, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.
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Catalogue

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    A Chinese soldier bearing a rifle, on horseback. Watercolour by C. Wirgman, ca. 1857.

    Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891. | Date: 1857 | Reference: 569931i
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    The beheading of Shimazu-Seiji for the murder of two British officers in Japan, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.

    Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891. | Date: 1865 | Reference: 580193i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A Chinese soldier bearing weapons on his back, on horseback. Watercolour by C. Wirgman, ca. 1857.

    Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891. | Date: 1857 | Reference: 569929i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A Japanese physician reading a book. Lithograph by Hanhart after C. Wirgman.

    Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891. | Reference: 21480i
    • Pictures

    The procession of Shimazu-Seiji through the streets of Yokohama to execution for murder, 1864. Wood engraving after C. Wirgman, 1865.

    Wirgman, Charles, 1832-1891. | Date: 1865 | Reference: 580194i
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