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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.
Date circa 1800
date QS:P,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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William Alexander  (1767–1816)  wikidata:Q961465 s:en:Author:William Alexander (1767-1816)
 
William Alexander
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Mr. Alexander; W. Alexander
Description British painter, drafter and illustrator
Date of birth/death 10 April 1767 Edit this at Wikidata 23 July 1816 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Maidstone Edit this at Wikidata Maidstone Edit this at Wikidata
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