Title
[Figures on the banks of a river].
Creator
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
Publication details
[1793]
Physical details
1 drawing : watercolour, ink and graphite ; sheet 14.4 x 20.2 cm, on support 17.4 x 25.3 cm
Description
Man on barge on a river in the foreground, watched by groups of men sitting on the banks and by women and children standing outside houses encircled by fences in the background. Pasted on mount with washline.
Place
China
Additional information
Described as 'Landscape and figures' in manuscript notes bound with the drawings. Many images in this series were reproduced in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797.
Other persons
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806, patron.
Shelfmark
Maps 8 TAB.c.8.27.