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On the Grand Canal near Ling-Ching-Shih

Courtesy of a private collector | © All Rights Reserved

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Date

1795

Artist

William Alexander (1767-1816)

Collection

Private Collection

Description

Alternative title: "A view near Lin-Ching-Shih, on the banks of the Grand Canal, with mandarins and other Chinese on a bank outside a village".

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© All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Linqing, Shandong, China

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Canals
Buildings
People

Category

People & Society

TWW Comment

Lord Macartney's Embassy, the first British diplomatic mission to China, took place in 1793. William Alexander accompanied the embassy, and subsequently published numerous engravings based on his watercolours.

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