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Alexander, William, 1767-1816

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  • A Chinese man is bound to a pole, has had an arrow shot through his ear as a punishment for insolence to a superior; a Chinese man holding a sign describing the crime; and a mandarin reproving the culprit. Coloured aquatint by W. Alexander, 1814.
  • A Chinese woman about to be beaten with a wooden rod as a judicial punishment. Coloured aquatint by W. Alexander, 1804.
  • Francis Bacon, Viscount St Albans. Line engraving by G. Cooke after W. Alexander, 1815.
  • The costume of China / [William Alexander].
  • The costume of China / [William Alexander].
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    A Chinese man is bound to a pole, has had an arrow shot through his ear as a punishment for insolence to a superior; a Chinese man holding a sign describing the crime; and a mandarin reproving the culprit. Coloured aquatint by W. Alexander, 1814.

    Alexander, William, 1767-1816. | Date: 1814 | Reference: 579904i
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    Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Russians / [Anon].

    Alexander, William, 1767-1816 | Date: [1814?]
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    A Chinese man seated with his neck fastened in a cangue or pillory; a whip at his feet and houses in the background. Aquatint by W. Alexander, 1814.

    Alexander, William, 1767-1816. | Date: Jany. 1814 | Reference: 579739i
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    The costume of the Russian Empire, illustrated by a series of seventy-three engravings / With descriptions in English and French.

    | Date: 1803
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    Two men and two children standing next to a Chinese man carrying the cangue around his neck as a punishment; a river and a boat in the background. Engraving by J. Hall after W. Alexander, 1796.

    Alexander, William, 1767-1816. | Date: 12 April 1796 | Reference: 579902i
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