N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. The tradesman wears a sleeveless pink jacket of silk, with a collar of velvet. His stockings are of cotton quilt and his shoes are embroidered. His pipe, pouch, knife and chopsticks are suspended from a sash; in his right hand there is a basket with yàn wō (燕窝, or swallow' nests) woven from sea-weeds, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, which he carries for sale. The background is a view of Han-tcheou-foo, the capital of the province of Tche-kiang. Image taken from The Costume of China, illustrated in
N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. The tradesman wears a sleeveless pink jacket of silk, with a collar of velvet. His stockings are of cotton quilt and his shoes are embroidered. His pipe, pouch, knife and chopsticks are suspended from a sash; in his right hand there is a basket with yàn wō (燕窝, or swallow' nests) woven from sea-weeds, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine, which he carries for sale. The background is a view of Han-tcheou-foo, the capital of the province of Tche-kiang. Image taken from The Costume of China, illustrated in forty-eight coloured engravings, published in London in 1805. circa 1800. William Alexander (1767–1816) Alternative names Mr. Alexander; W. Alexander Description English painter and drafter Date of birth/death 10 April 1767 23 July 1816 Location of birth/death Maidstone Maidstone Authority control : Q961465 VIAF: 46805708 ISNI: 0000 0001 0895 7948 ULAN: 500014977 LCCN: n81069035 NLA: 35147199 WorldCat 46 A TRADESMAN
Size: 1973px × 2534px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /., 1800., alexander, alt, circa, william
