William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, Barges of the Embassy Being Raised from One Canal to Another on Their Way from Han-Tcheou-Foo to Tchu-San, 16 November 1793, 1793
- Title:
- Barges of the Embassy Being Raised from One Canal to Another on Their Way from Han-Tcheou-Foo to Tchu-San, 16 November 1793
- Additional Title(s):
- From View of a Boat Coming Down One of the Glacies near Ning-po
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 7/16 x 14 5/8 inches (26.5 x 37.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in pen and black ink, lower right: "WA"; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.317
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- barges | boats | buildings | canal | Chinese architecture | cityscape | crowd | embassy | flags | genre subject | houses | journey | junks | landscape | men | mountains | pavilion (garden structure) | river | sampans | seamen | travel
- Associated Places:
- Asia | China | Ningbo | Zhejiang
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1958
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