喬治·亨利·梅森
記錄中國風俗與刑罰
喬治·亨利·梅森是一名英國陸軍軍官,曾於1795年由東印度公司晉升為第102步兵團(皇家馬德拉斯燧發槍團)少校,後於1801年晉升為中校。梅森曾於1789年前往廣州。當時廣州是中國僅有的兩個允許外人合法通商的城市之一,梅森珍惜這次機會,向英國那些足不出戶、眼界狹隘卻充滿好奇的「扶手椅遊客」提供關於這片「異域」外邦的「部分知識和總體娛樂」。他撰寫了兩部頗具影響力的著作:《中國服飾》(1800年)和《中國刑罰》(1801年)。
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Artworks by this artist (23 total)
- Punishmnent of the swing 1801
- The rack 1801
- Torturing the fingers 1801
- Close confinement 1801
- The manner of beheading 1801
- A culprit conducted to trial 1801
- Hamstringing a malefactor 1801
- Burning a man’s eyes with lime 1801
- Punishing a boatman 1801
- A culprit before a magistrate 1801
- Punishment of the wooden tube 1801
- A malefactor in a cage 1801
- Twisting a man’s ears 1801
- An offender undergoing the Bastinade 1801
- A malefactor chained to an iron bar 1801
- A malefactor conducted to execution 1801
- The punishment of the wooden collar 1801
- A culprit conveyed to prison 1801
- The capital punishment of the cord 1801
- Woman making embroidery 1800