ɪt wʌz pˈeɪntᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi baɪ ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn ˈɑːɹɾɪst tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt ðə dᵻfˈiːt ʌvðə pˈaɪɹəts hˌuː pɹˈaʊld ðə wˈɔːɾɚz ɚɹˈaʊnd ɡwˈɑːŋdɑːŋ ɪnðə mˈɪddʒˈaɪəkɪŋ pˈiəɹɪəd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti.
It was painted in the early 19th century by an unknown artist to commemorate the defeat of the pirates who prowled the waters around Guangdong in the mid-Jiaqing period (1796–1820).