Title
[Group of figures on a river bank] / WA.
Creator
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
Publication details
[1793]
Physical details
1 drawing : watercolour ; sheet 18.5 x 23.6 cm, on support 22.8 x 28.2 cm
Description
A soldier sheltering from the sun with a fan stands behind two women carrying baskets and two men, with sailing ships and river in the background. Signed with initials at bottom right. Pasted on mount with washlines.
Place
China
Additional information
Described as 'Figures among which is a soldier with a fan. This indulgence is allowed them even drawn out on duty' 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.8.14.