Frances Wood on China Before Chinnery in London – 24/11/11

If you happen to be in London this Thursday you could certainly do worse than pop along to Asia House and hear Frances Wood speak on China Before Chinnery. I assume you can also see Asia House’s Chinnery exhibition (as mentioned previously) while you’re there. Details below and booking details here.

Chinnery was the first serious British artist to live and work in China. Dr Wood will explore earlier depictions of China including illustrations produced in Europe from books written by 17th century Jesuits, sketches by William Alexander, a brilliant young artist attached to the British Embassy to China (1792-4), and 19th century ‘export paintings’ produced in Canton for East India Company men.

Dr Frances Wood is Head of the Chinese Section at the British Library and author of numerous successful books on China including The Forbidden City, The First Emperor of China, China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors and The Diamond Sutra: The Story of the World’s Earliest Dated Printed Book.