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William Alexander, 1767–1816

City of Lin Tsin, Shantung, with a View of the Grand Canal

(1795)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (28.6 × 44.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

unknown artist

Panoramic View of Macau from Penha Hill

(between 1826 and 1852)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsImage: 10 3/8 × 15 3/4 inches (26.4 × 40 cm), Mount: 13 × 18 7/8 inches (33 × 47.9 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Alexander, 1767–1816

View in China: Figures with Pagoda and Mountain

(1792 to 1794)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsMount: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (19.7 x 24.7 cm), Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches (18.1 x 23.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Alexander, 1767–1816

Natives of Cochin Playing Shuttlecock in China

(1792 to 1794)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 6 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (17.5 x 22.5 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Alexander, 1767–1816

View in the Province of Kiang-nan, China, Taken from Nature

(1793)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsMount: 7 9/16 x 9 11/16 inches (19.2 x 24.6 cm), Sheet: 7 1/16 x 9 3/16 inches (18 x 23.3 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Alexander, 1767–1816

One of the Embassy Yachts

(ca. 1794)

• Materials & TechniquesWatercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
• DimensionsSheet: 9 7/8 × 8 inches (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

William Alexander, 1767–1816

Two Chinese Figures: A Seller of Hats and a Man Sitting Cross-Legged, Smoking... [Read more]

(undated)

• Materials & TechniquesGraphite and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
• DimensionsSheet: 7 5/16 x 7 15/16 inches (18.5 x 20.2 cm)
• CollectionPrints and Drawings
• Credit lineYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection