Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '10' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: The celestial tail bearers; Attendants on the celestial tail.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '11' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: Presents to [Queen Vic.]
Title from caption below image. Title continues on next plate in the series., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '12' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: Chief Mandarin; Porcelain presents to Queen Vic.
Title from caption below image. Title continues from previous plate in series., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '13' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: The body guard of the Sister to the Moon.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '14' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: [Presents to] Queen Vic.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '15' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: The Emperor's celestial bodies.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '16' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: The Sister to the Moon, drawn by the most rampacious griffin!
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '17' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., and On same sheet, verso: Celestial philosophers calculating the time required to get back 21,000,000 of dollars.
Title from caption below image., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Publication information from cover and advertisement to the series., Plate numbered '18' in upper left corner from: The brother to the moon's visit to the court of Queen Vic., On same sheet, verso: Principal attendants on the celestial bodies., and Temporary local subject terms: Chinese people -- Chinese musical instruments -- Chinese fans -- Chinese umbrellas -- Chinese servants.
Publisher:
Messrs. Fores and Printed by W. Kohler
Subject (Geographic):
China.
Subject (Topic):
Scientific equipment, Sedan chairs, and Telescopes
Round-faced Chinese men depicted in traditional hats, shoes and pants but bodies in the shape of round, ornately painted Chinese teapots stagger to the left, some holding sticks. Young boys with tea cups and saucers on their heads struggle behind them, two having tripped and fallen
Description:
Title etched below images., Attributed to Richard Doyle., Plate numbered '19' in upper right corner from: The brother to the moon's viist to the court of Queen Vic., Series forms a companion work to The christening of Prince Taffy. Cf. Verso of cover which also lists other "Clever humorous works by Messrs. Fores.", and Image on verso: Opium chewers and smokers, the cap's wot caused all the shindy. No. 20 in the series.
