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kaveryWilliam Alexander
[English Painter, 1767-1816]
Emperor Of Chinas Gardens
William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England and had engravings made and published of some of his views.
Pingze Men, the Western Gate of Beijing", 1799, watercolour over pencil, with touches of black ink, 28.4 x 44.8 cm, British Museum, London
The Approach of the Emperor of China to His Tent in Tartary to Receive the British Ambassador
[English Painter, 1767-1816]
Emperor Of Chinas Gardens
William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to visit the Chinese Emperor in Beijing from 1792 to 1794. From numerous sketches he made during his stay, he painted this watercolour scene and many others when he returned to England and had engravings made and published of some of his views.
Pingze Men, the Western Gate of Beijing", 1799, watercolour over pencil, with touches of black ink, 28.4 x 44.8 cm, British Museum, London
The Approach of the Emperor of China to His Tent in Tartary to Receive the British Ambassador
