Views of Eighteenth Century China: Costumes, History, Customs

by William Alexander, George Henry Mason

With 109 color plates.

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1988

About the author

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William Alexander was an English painter, illustrator and engraver. The hallmarks of his work, usually executed in watercolours, were clearness and harmony of colour, simplicity and taste in composition, grace of outline, and delicacy of execution. He accompanied the Macartney Embassy to China in 1792.