N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. A Chinese civil magistrate sitting on a cushion, smoking a pipe, and waiting for the arrival of a visitor, attended by a domestic. The mandarin's rank and position are denoted by the bird embroidered on the badge on his breast, and by the red ball and peacock's feather attached to his cap, as well, as the beads of pearl and coral appending from his neck. The servant holds in his hand a purse with tobacco for his master; his girdle encloses a handkerchief, and from which also hangs his tobacco pou
N/A. English: Drawing by William Alexander, draughtsman of the Macartney Embassy to China in 1793. A Chinese civil magistrate sitting on a cushion, smoking a pipe, and waiting for the arrival of a visitor, attended by a domestic. The mandarin's rank and position are denoted by the bird embroidered on the badge on his breast, and by the red ball and peacock's feather attached to his cap, as well, as the beads of pearl and coral appending from his neck. The servant holds in his hand a purse with tobacco for his master; his girdle encloses a handkerchief, and from which also hangs his tobacco pouch and pipe. On the wall, Chinese characters are painted, signifying moral precepts. 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 45 A mandarin attended by a domestic
Size: 2157px × 2317px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /., 1800., alexander, alt, circa, william,
