Art Funded
A Pipe-Bearer, attendant on the Mandarin of Turon, Cochin China
William Alexander (1767 - 1816)
Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery
1793
William Alexander was one of several artists who took part in Lord Macartney Embassy to the Chinese Emperor Ch'ien-Lung, 1792-3 - the 1st attempt by Britain to establish diplomatic relations. This picture, is one of a long series, made at various stages in the journey.
- Medium: watercolour
- Dimensions: 36 x 20 cm
- Art Fund Grant: £1000 ( Total: £1,000)
- ArtFunded in: 1976
- Vendor: Sotheby's
Provenance
The Earl of Macartney
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