Alexander, William, 1767-1816
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Alexander, William, 1767-1816
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Alexander, William (painter)
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Alexander, William Fontaine.
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Alexander, William (English painter, engraver, and draftsman, 1767-1816)
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Alexander, William (English painter, engraver, and draftsman, 1767-1816)
William Alexander
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William Alexander
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Alexander, William
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Alexandre, William 1767-1816
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William Alexander studied under Julius Caesar Ibbetson. He served as the "draughtsman" for the Macartney Expedition to China, 1792-1794, sailing in the Hindostan, and making a vast number of sketches. Upon his return to England, he worked up many of these into finished color-wash drawings. A number of these were engraved and reproduced in Sir George Staunton's account of the embassy.
English artist; 1st Keeper of Prints and Drawings at B.M.
English artist and engraver.
Trained at the Royal Academy in the 1780's, Alexander accompanied Lord Macartney's embassy to China in 1792 and was appointed professor of drawing at the military college at Great Marlow in 1802. In 1808 Alexander was named first keeper of prints and drawings at the British Museum, a position he held until his death in 1816.
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William Alexander studied under Julius Caesar Ibbetson. He served as the "draughtsman" for the Macartney Expedition to China, 1792-1794, sailing in the Hindostan, and making a vast number of sketches. Upon his return to England, he worked up many of these into finished color-wash drawings. A number of these were engraved and reproduced in Sir George Staunton's account of the embassy.
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Art, English
Country houses
Deer in art
Illustration of books
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Indians in art
Indians of North America
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Voyages to the Pacific coast
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Britons
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China
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England
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Chile
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China
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Northwest Coast of North America
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Cassiobury Park (Watford, England)
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California
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