ANONYMOUS, CANTON SCHOOLDutch Folly Fort on the Pearl River, circa 1847 Oil on canvas, on a stretcher, framed and glazed. 16 5/8 x 21 3/4in (42.2 x 55.3cm) Footnotes佚名 海珠炮台 布面油畫 鏡框 約一八四七年作 Provenance: Christie's, London, 24 March 1986 來源 倫敦佳士得，1986年3月24 The Dutch Folly Fort was a recognizable landmark known to China Traders on their trips through the Pearl River Delta. The Dutch Folly Fort embraced a garrison, a governor's house, and several other buildings. It was located a short distance down river from the foreign hongs at Canton. The British flag is seen flying from the ramparts, suggesting this painting dates from the period when British troops occupied Canton in 1847. An engraving of the same site is illustrated in H. Colburn, Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843, London, 1844, facing p. 384.
ANONYMOUS, CANTON SCHOOLDutch Folly Fort on the Pearl River, circa 1847 Oil on canvas, on a stretcher, framed and glazed. 16 5/8 x 21 3/4in (42.2 x 55.3cm) Footnotes佚名 海珠炮台 布面油畫 鏡框 約一八四七年作 Provenance: Christie's, London, 24 March 1986 來源 倫敦佳士得，1986年3月24 The Dutch Folly Fort was a recognizable landmark known to China Traders on their trips through the Pearl River Delta. The Dutch Folly Fort embraced a garrison, a governor's house, and several other buildings. It was located a short distance down river from the foreign hongs at Canton. The British flag is seen flying from the ramparts, suggesting this painting dates from the period when British troops occupied Canton in 1847. An engraving of the same site is illustrated in H. Colburn, Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843, London, 1844, facing p. 384.
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