The Second Opium War: British, French, Russian and American troops landing at Taku, 21 August 1860; Signing of the Peace Treaty; and Bombardment of the Taku Forts by the British and French ships
$500
Chinese School, circa 1860
The Second Opium War: British, French, Russian and American troops landing at Taku, 21 August 1860; Signing of the Peace Treaty; and Bombardment of the Taku Forts by the British and French ships
the first inscribed 'No 1' (in the margin upper centre)
the second inscribed 'No 2' (in the margin upper centre), further inscribed 'Ms. 101' with a chop mark (upper left border)
the third inscribed 'No 3' (in the margin upper centre), further inscribed with a key to the foreground shipping in the lower margin, from left to right 'U.S. chartered Str Antelope', 'Russian war. Str "Amerika."', 'U.S. native tender.', 'British native tender'
pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white on paper laid down on linen
the first 13 x 25in. (33 x 63.5cm.)
the second 13 ½ x 27in. (34.2 x 68.6cm.)
the third 13 ½ x 25 ½in. (34.2 x 64.8cm.)
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