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Alexander, William, 1767–1816
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Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748–1814
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Drawings & Watercolors
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unknown
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18th century-19th century
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graphite
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China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1782.
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Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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A Chinese Man
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A Chinese Girl
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
A Chinese Warrior
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
Portrait of a Soldier
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
Chinese Carrier with His Sail-Set Barrow
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
Two Chinese Figures: A Seller of Hats and a Man Sitting Cross-Legged, Smoking a Pipe
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
Three Chinese Women Street Vendors
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
A Mandarin in his Court Dress
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
A View of the Coast of China
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William Alexander, 1767–1816
A Chinese Beggar
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Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748–1814
Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine
1782