William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, View in the Province of Kiang-nan, China, Taken from Nature, 1793
- Title:
- View in the Province of Kiang-nan, China, Taken from Nature
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1793
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 7 9/16 x 9 11/16 inches (19.2 x 24.6 cm), Sheet: 7 1/16 x 9 3/16 inches (18 x 23.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, on back, lower right: "View in the Province of Kiang-nun, China. | taken from Nature."
Signed on verso in pen and black ink, lower right: "By W. Alexander"; dated on verso in pen and brown ink, lower right: "1793"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4229
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | armed forces | armor | baskets | boats | buildings | Chinese architecture | flag | genre subject | hats | junks | landscape | men | river | village | yoke
- Associated Places:
- Asia | China
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8994
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