Jongeman bedreigt drie andere jongemannen

A. Provost

Rijksmuseum

Artwork details

Date:: 1840-06-01
Medium:: paper, letterpress printing, lithography
Dimensions:: 843 × 565 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine