First edition of this collection of 50 lovely hand-colored aquatint images of Chinese occupations and costumes at the end of the 18th century, in original cloth-gilt binding.At the close of the 18th century, England was “anxious to establish formal diplomatic relations with China and thus open the way for unimpeded trade relations. But the pall of Chinese reserve and self-sufficiency, which for many centuries seldom admitted penetration, still hung over this empire” (Cox I, 344). In 1792, a mission to Beijing was led by Lord Macartney, designed to establish diplomatic relations, but the Chinese “effectually resisted Macartney’s arguments and gifts… His visit was not in vain, however, for it gave us a most interesting account of Chinese manners and customs” (Cox). Artist William Alexander was the junior draughtsman in Lord Macartney’s entourage. All of the official drawings of the expedition were Alexander’s work, executed mainly in watercolors. “Alexander was an excellent draughtsman, and his illustrations are of considerable value” (Prideaux, 250). In 1805 publisher William Miller issued a quarto volume with 48 aquatint plates by Alexander entitled Costume of C... [Read More]

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