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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF RICHARD KELTON
Maxim Gauci (1774-1845)
Trial of the Neptune Sailors, Canton 1807Hand-colored copperplate engraving on paper, framed and glazed, inscribed 'On Stone by M.Gauci' (lower left), 'Printed by Graf and Sorel' (lower right). 14 x 19 3/4in (35.6 x 50.2cm)
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FOOTNOTESThe present lot depicts the Chinese Court of Justice at the trial of sailors from the East Indian Company ship 'Neptune' on 8 March 1807. On 24 February 1807, sailors of Neptune angry at the robbery of a seaman the day before, caused a disturbance in which one Chinese man was killed and several others were wounded. The subsequent trial was held at the British factory of Canton. The trial was overseen by Hong merchants Puankhequa, Mowqua, Puiqua, and Consequa, all seen seated to the right. After three trials, the Chinese judge found one seaman guilty of accidental homicide. This was the first Chinese trial in which foreigners were also present.