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the 1792 Macartney Embassy to The Qianlong Emperor, comprising: 'The approach of The Emperor of China to his tent in Tartary to receive the British Ambassador'; 'View of the Western Gates of the City of Pekin'; and 'Chinese barges of the Embassy passing through a sluice on the Grand Canal'. Each image published by George Nicol in London on 12-4-1796, and framed and glazed. The largest with overall dimensions of 69 x 55 cm (3)Provenance: The Property of an English Lady, and from a Private UK Collection.For another example of the first engraving listed here, see Victoria & Albert Museum, No.E.600-1945, given to the Museum by Mr. G.H. Clarke. See also British Museum 1872, 0210.4 for Alexander's watercolour over graphite picture of this scene.Whilst we cannot be certain as to how accurate Alexander's portrayal of Qianlong's entourage was here, the image brought some sense of Qing Imperial tradition back to England. Qianlong seems not to have received George III's gifts with particular enthusiasm, and Macartney's attempts to negotiate closer commercial and diplomatic links with Imperial China failed. Alexander, himself, was bitterly disappointed not to visit The Great Wall, recording this regret in his journal entry for 28th August, 1793. Nevertheless, he did draw an excellent view of The Great Wall which has survived [British Library. WD 961.f60]. Alexander was subsequently employed as a curator of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, 1808-1816, dying at Maidstone in 1816. His self portrait of of 1793, shows him with a strong face, and with an eye patch across the the right eye.. Please note that it has not been possible to take any of these images from the frame; some areas of wear, foxing, and light or other damage extant to both paper and images.
