Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Alexander, William
Title:
View of the Great Wall of China
Date:
1796
Medium:
copper engraving
Size:
30 x 45 cm
Description:
View of The Great Wall of China, called Van - Lee - Tching, or Wall of Ten Thousand Lee, Taken near the Pass of Cou - Pe - Koo.
A charming engraving ofof the Great Wall of China that was published in London at the end of the eighteenth century This picture was drawn by William Alexander after a sketch by H.W. Parish.
Lord Macartney led a British embassy to China 1793-1795. A large entourage accompanied him including doctors, engineers and artists. William Alexander was one of the artists with the embassy. His hard work and prolific output captured pictures of people and places in China in the late eighteenth century.
P7131 Chater III.10
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Item Code:
Chater III.10
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