William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, The Hindostan at Anchor in the Strait of Mi-a-tau of the City of Ten-choo-fou at the Entrance to the Gulf of Pekin, 1793
- Title:
- The Hindostan at Anchor in the Strait of Mi-a-tau of the City of Ten-choo-fou at the Entrance to the Gulf of Pekin
- Additional Title(s):
- Graphite Sketches of Horizon
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/8 x 15 1/16 inches (20.6 x 38.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "Lightish"; in pen and brown ink, center: "NNW."; in graphite, lower center: "Red | Sails | Lighter | Red"
Signed in black ink, lower left: "W Alexander f."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.316
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- East Indiaman | flags | gulf | marine art | men | Royal Navy | sailboats | seamen | ships | strait | wind
- Associated Places:
- Asia | China
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1957
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