Title
[Portrait of a Mandarin] / WA.
Creator
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
Publication details
[1793]
Physical details
1 drawing : watercolour, ink and graphite ; sheet 21.3 x 16.5 cm, on support 26.6 x 21.8 cm
Description
Portrait of a man, seated half-length slightly turned to right, wearing black-brimmed cap with red top, moustache and his hair plaited and holding a fan with his left hand. Signed with initials at bottom left and pasted on mount with washlines.
Place
China
Additional information
Described as 'Portrait of a well-looking Chinese' in the manuscript notes bound with the drawings.
Other persons
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806, patron.
Shelfmark
Maps 8 TAB.c.8.53.