Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Alexander, 1767–1816, British
Title:
A Mandarin in his Court Dress
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 × 5 1/2 inches (20.3 × 13.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Mandarin in his Court Dress - | 5"; on back, upper left: "2432"
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:
smoking (activity) | court dress | Chinese | nobility | man | figures (illustrations) | beads | building | pipe (smoking equipment) | robe | costume
Associated Places:
Asia | China
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8920