1799 British Watercolored Etching William Alexander China.


in overall good condition


Please check my other aquatint from this Artist


Pencil inscribed on the back see images


WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1767-1816)

The Costume of China. London


hand-colored aquatint plate after Alexander


Alexander travelled to China as draughtsman with Lord Macartney's Embassy to the Emperor in 1792-4. 'Alexander is best remembered for his work on China in a period in which the Chinese style greatly influenced the decorative arts in Britain' (ODNB). Cordier Sinica, 1858; Abbey Travel, 534; Colas 74.