Luncheon of the Boating Party his friends in "Luncheon of the Boating Party". Identification of the sitters was made in 1912 by Julius Meier-Graefe. Among them are the following: At the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882, the painting generally received praise from critics. "It is fresh and free without being too bawdy," wrote Paul de Charry in "Le Pays", March 10, 1882. In "La Vie Moderne" (March 11, 1882), Armand Silvestre wrote, "...one of the best things [Renoir] has painted...There are bits of drawing that are completely remarkable, drawing- true drawing- that is a result of the juxtaposition of hues and not of line. It
Angell Treaty of 1880 F. Swift and William H. Trescot went along with Angell also as commissioners. The party of commissioners landed in China in early August 1880. On November 17, 1880, the new treaty was signed in Peking (now Beijing). According to the new treaty, the United States government would temporarily suspend immigration of skilled and unskilled laborers from China, while still allowing the immigration of white-collar professionals. The treaty also reaffirmed the United States' continuing commitment to protect the rights and privileges of Chinese laborers already present in the United States. The prefix stated: "The United States, because of the constantly increasing