The Dowager Empress of China mb-code 42-17741068 Signed lower left 'W H

Signed lower left 'W H Clift del

Also showing horse drawn traffic and pedestrians on the bridge and a variety of water craft on the River Thames

with a side view

Pictured with a bag of mail

Women admiring the statue of Achilles

The Dowager Empress of China mb-code 42-17741068 Signed lower left 'W HThe Dowager Empress of China, 1904. The Dowager Empress Cixi (1835 1908) was regent and de facto ruler of China from 1861 until her death, even though her nephew, the Guangxu Emperor, was nominally on the throne from 1875. His wife, the Empress Xiao Ding Jing (1868 1913) is standing in front of the Dowager Empress. A print from The Girl's Own Annual, 12 November 1904.