ALEXANDER, W.
PICTURESQUE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRESS AND MANNERS COSTUME OF THE CHINESE
First EditionYear: 1814
Size: 23.8 x 17 cm (9.3 x 6.6 inches)
Printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer and Co., Large 8vo.
No. of Illustrations: 50 Hand Color Aquatint Plates
“Alexander is best remembered for his work on China in a period in which the Chinese style greatly influenced the decorative arts in Britain”
William Alexander was an English water colorist born in 1767. He accompanied Lord Macartney to China and made drawings of the scenery and life in China.
In 1802 Alexander was made Professor of Drawing at the Royal Military College at Great Marlow, and a few years later assistant keeper of antiquities at the British Museum, which resulted in his becoming the first curator of prints and drawings.
BINDING: Full morracan leather, elaborate gilt decoration on borders on both covers and on spine, title in gilt on spine, loose binding.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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