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An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen

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Date

1797-1805

Artist

William Alexander (1767-1816)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/340839

Description

In 1792 Alexander was appointed as draftsman to accompany the British embassy to the emperor's court in Peking, led by Lord Macartney. After returning to England in 1794, the artist illustrated the official report, and several publications of his own, with this drawing of a Chinese bowman engraved for plate 20 in "The Costume of China, or Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Chinese" (1805). Medium: watercolor over graphite.

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Beijing, China

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Military
Weapons

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Industries & Professions

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