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Golden Island in the Yangtze River

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Date

1795

Artist

William Alexander (1767-1816)

Collection

Private Collection

Description

Signed and dated. Alternative title: "A View of the Tchin-Shan". Dealer's label on back of frame: "Inscribed on mount 'Drawn in 1795 from sketches made during Lord Macartney's embassy to China of 1792-1794'."

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© All Rights Reserved

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Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Jinshan Temple, Zhenjiang, China

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Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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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