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William Alexander, 1767–1816, British, A Mandarin in his Court Dress, undated
- Title:
A Mandarin in his Court Dress
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 × 5 1/2 inches (20.3 × 13.9 cm), Mount: 11 × 7 5/8 inches (27.9 × 19.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Mandarin in his Court Dress - | 5"; on back, upper left: "2432"
Watermark: MAN [letters, J. Whatman (?)]
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.3
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beads | building | Chinese | costume | court dress | figures (illustrations) | man | nobility | pipe (smoking equipment) | robe | smoking (activity)
- Associated Places:
- Asia | China
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8920
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Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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