Title
[View of Chinese Temple].
Creator
Alexander, William, 1767-1816, artist.
Publication details
[1793]
Physical details
1 drawing : watercolour, ink and graphite ; sheet 15.6 x 20.1 cm, on support 18.9 x 24.7 cm
Description
Figures on a houseboat on a river in the foreground, with two-tiered pagoda, turret and cottages built on the bank of the river in the background. Pasted on mount with washline.
Place
China
Additional information
Described as 'View of a Bonzes Temple and an accomodation boat' 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.8.25.