William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, Fort Opposite the Factory, Canton, 1793
- Title:
- Fort Opposite the Factory, Canton
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor. pen and gray ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 1/2 × 6 inches (11.4 × 15.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper center: "The Fort Opposite the Factory at Canton"; on back, upper right: "E"
Watermark: WHATMAN (letters)
Signed and dated in gray ink, lower left: "W. Alexander. 1793."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.3.1084
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | buildings | cityscape | commerce | flags | fort | genre subject | marine art | men | punts | river | rowing | seamen | trade
- Associated Places:
- Asia | China | Chu | Guangdong | Guangzhou
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8904
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