{"product_id":"william-alexander","title":"William Alexander Watercolour Drawing Lei Gong The Chinese God Of Thunder Ca.1792","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Alexander 1767-1816. British School. Watercolour and pencil drawing. \"Chinese Jupiter.\" Signed with initials lower right. 11.5 by 13 cms. Provenance: \u003cspan\u003eThomas Agnew \u0026amp; Sons Ltd, London, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100th Annual Exhibition of Watercolours \u0026amp; Drawings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15 January - 16 February 1973, No. 127.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe image depicts Lei Gong, also known as Lui-Shin, The Chinese God of Thunder. \u003c\/span\u003eA mythological figure usually shown as a half-man half-bird. The present drawing probably executed by Alexander whilst on the Macartney Embassy to China was engraved and published as The '\u003cspan\u003eJupiter of the Chinese', in a \"Modern and Authentic System of Universal Geography\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWilliam Alexander was a prominent late 18th Century English artist, painter, and engraver who served as the official draughtsman on the 1792-1794 Macartney Embassy to China. He created detailed watercolours and sketches depicting Chinese life, landscapes, and costumes, which shaped Western, particularly British, perceptions of China in the late 18th century.\u003cspan jsuid=\"OiNWwd_b\" class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" jsaction=\"rcuQ6b:\u0026amp;OiNWwd_b|npT2md\" jscontroller=\"udAs2b\" data-wiz-uids=\"OiNWwd_c,OiNWwd_d\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=OiNWwd_b\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56826957693305,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0291\/6033\/files\/2d0ea925-ba56-4cdc-b5c9-b3f00104061c.jpg?v=1773167705","url":"https:\/\/www.pbcfineart.co.uk\/products\/william-alexander","provider":"Patrick Boyd-Carpenter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}