A Chinese Peasant Selling Betel

William Alexander, 1793/1794

The image shows a man seated sideways at a wooden table. He is leaning slightly forward, facing towards the viewer, with one hand on the table and the other holding a pipe. The man has a receding hairline, with hair… · description from the collection

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Artist: William Alexander ¹
Date: 1793/1794 ¹
Medium: watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper ¹
Original: 4,638 × 3,214 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

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The image shows a seascape with a slightly elevated view. The horizon is above the center with land on the right and smaller boats on the left. In the foreground, a sailboat with energetic strokes is prominent.…

The image shows a landscape with water, landforms, a fortress or castle on a promontory, vegetation, sailboats near the coast, and a muted color palette.

The image shows a snowy landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. Snow dominates the scene, with a line of trees and a wooden fence near the horizon. Snow-covered rooftops of houses are visible beyond the fence.

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