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: An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen, 1797?1805


An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen, 1797?1805

An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen, 1797-1805, Watercolor over graphite, 7-11/16 x 5-3/8 in. (19.5 x 13.6 cm), Drawings, William Alexander (British, Maidstone, Kent 1767-1816 Maidstone, Kent), In 1792 Alexander was appointed as draftsman to accompany the British embassy to the emperor's court in Peking, led by Lord Macartney. After returning to England in 1794, the artist illustrated the official report, and several publications of his own, with this drawing of a Chinese bowman engraved for plate 20 in The Costume of China, or Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Chinese (1805)

Picture No
11983007
Media ID
46909538
Size
3699px x 5190px (18.1MB)
Credit
© The Liszt Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Artokoloro Liszt Collection

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1790s 1805 Bowman Bowmen Draftsman Manners Representations


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