FOUR HAND-COLORED ENGRAVINGS AFTER WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EACH DATED 1796 |

each depicting a titled scene of China, engraved by Benjamin Pouncy, published by George Nicol in London April 12, 1796; including Chinese Barges of the Embassy passing through a Sluice on the Grand Canal; A View in the Gardens of the Imperial Palace in Pekin; View of the Western Gates of the City of Pekin; and Chinese Military drawn out in Compliment to the British Ambassador, framed (4)

The Old Print Shop, Inc., New York, 1980.

The one depicting the Grand Canal has minor foxing to the top boarder, otherwise the other three appear to be in stable condition.
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In 1792, the artist William Alexander (1767-1816) accompanied Lord Macartney, first British envoy to China, as a junior draughtsman on the first successful China expedition. During the expedition Alexander created over two thousand works depicting scenes of China.