Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: The Emperor Reviewing His Guards At Peking Palace

Meanwhile, a crowd of coats and banners assembles before a vast, tiered palace gate

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Shown here is a hand-colored courtyard view with a large yellow and green pavilion at the back, tall roofs on both sides, and a dense crowd of robed figures and horses in the foreground. It is 10.6 inches wide and 8.3 high.

A great many hats, and every one of them in position.