Cotmania. Vol. VI. 1930-31

John Crome.
In the B.M. is a pencil sketch 6⅝ x 12¼.
inscribed, "View From King's Head Gardens at Thorpe.
July 3. 1806. J.Crome". (sketch for picture repeated in
Portfolio April 1897, in possession of H.G.Barwell.
In the Sir John Witt Coll: is a photo of an ink & wash drawing by Crome
'JCrome 1807 Farmyard'. (a landscape ch: centre distance,
farm buildings on each side foreground.
William Alexander. (1767 - 1816.)
Ld. Macartney's expedition to China set out 26 Sept 1792.
& returned in Sept 1794. (Barrow's 'Public Life of Lord
Macartney Vol III)
(1) Sir George Staunton's account of the Earl of Macartney's
Embassy to China. 1797.
(2) Views of the Headlands, Islands, etc taken during a
visit to China by W. Alexander. 1798.
(3) Barrow (John F.R.S.) Travels in China 1806.
Illustrated by G.W.Alexander.
"With regard to painting they must be considered in
no other light than as miserable daubers, being unable
to pencil out a correct outline of many objects, to give
body to the same by the applications of proper lights &
shadows & to lay on the nice shades of colour, so as
to resemble the tints of nature."
(4) The Costume of China, illustrated in 48 coloured