Exhibition features historic botanical ties
By Julian Shea in London |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2026-05-06 03:29
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Whang At Tong made such an impact on London society that he ended up having his portrait painted by one of Britain's most famous artists, Joshua Reynolds, a picture that can be seen in the exhibition. House said there was a genuine enthusiasm for people to meet him, as "there was an interest in looking out towards the empire and the people Britain was engaging with through the empire".
In the spirit of this meeting of minds across the globe, on May 7, the exhibition will host a seminar featuring academics and researchers from all over the world, who have been working on the Blake collection for more than a decade and who can bring the pictures and pages to life in a three-dimensional way through their insight.
