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It shows a theatrical troupe's boat, in which players travelled by river to perform in different towns and counties. Paintings such as this were mass-produced as souvenir items.\r\n\r\nLord George Macartney (1737-1806) was the first British ambassador to China. His description of the setting reads: 'the river of Canton is covered with boats and vessels of various sorts and sizes, all, even the very smallest, constantly and thickly inhabited'.","physicalDescription":"Painting, rectangular in shape, depicting a boat or ship. The cabin is made of a series of curved wooden panels at different heights. Two large blue crates are seen at the stern, blue clothing is hung out to dry at the bow. 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These pages, now separated, are numbered 8655:1to51, with 8655:51 being a list of images originally inserted into the album. \r\nLord George Macartney (1737-1806), the first British ambassador to China, described that 'the river of Canton is covered with boats and vessels of various sorts and sizes, all, even the very smallest, constantly and thickly inhabited'. This painting is from a set of 50 depicting the different types of boats that cluttered the Pearl River. It shows a ferry operating at night. 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