William Alexander.Lion man-of-war surrounded by a Chinese fleet.English ships surrounded by Chinese sailing ships with colourful banners and two boats in the foreground. Annotated in pencil on the verso: 鈥楯unks waiting near the Lion to carry the Presents to the River Pay-ho; Gulph of Petche-li; Aug. t 1793'. Pasted on mount within washlines. 1 drawing: watercolour over graphite ; sheet 26.1 x 48.2 cm; on support 33.3 x 54 cm.1793.From: William Alexander; A collection of eighty views; maps; portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George; Earl of Macartney; in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander; some by Sir John Barrow; Bart. some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish; and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy; published in 1797.Maps 8 TAB. c. 8.72.London; British Library.