William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, Frontispiece for Costume of China, ca. 1804
- Title:
- Frontispiece for Costume of China
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1804
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash, yellow wash, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 3/8 × 8 5/8 inches (26.4 × 21.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center: "COSTUME OF CHINA | Inscribed to the Right Honble. | the EARL of MACARTNEY. K. B. and | the Embassador from the | KING of GREAT BRITAIN | to the | EMPEROR of CHINA | A. D. M. DCC. XC. II. | By W. Alexander. F. S. A. | Draftsman to the Embassy"; on back, upper right: "10/6"; on back, center: "Alexander"; on back, lower left: "6/R"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.985
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | Chinese | frontispiece (illustration) | inscription | monument
- Associated Places:
- China
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8967
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Douglas Fordham, Aquatint Worlds : Travel, Print, and Empire 1770-1820, The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, New Haven and London, 2019, p. 120, fig. 97, NE2230 .F674 2019 (LC) Oversize [ORBIS]
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