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Art Gallery of Old Ship Portraits and Marine Paintings

Topographical Information - Hong Kong Bay and Harbor, China - 19th C. - Page 1 of 1

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China Trade Artist (active in Hong Kong ca. 1886) - Ship Portrait of the Danish Steamer "Olaf" off Hongkong, ca. 1886, Oil on canvas, 36 x 56 cm (14 1/8 x 22 "), good condition, not relined, 20th century stretcher and frame, slight inpaint only

Note: A typical China Trade ship portrait with great detail and in good condition. Provenance: previously in the collection of Mr. L. Thomsen in Denmark. There is an inscription on the stretcher mentioning the previous owner, who sailed on this vessel to Hongkong in 1886. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

China Trade Artist (active in Hongkong ca. 1890) - Ship Portrait of the German Steamer INGRABAN from Heiligenhafen, ca. 1890, the vessel at anchor in the Chinese Sea off Hongkong with the harbor, the city and the coastal mountains beyond - Oil on silk - 45 x 59 cm (17 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.) - The Werder Collection, Germany

Note: The Steamer *Ingraban* was built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg for the Shipping Company J.P.Massmann & Co of Heiligenhafen. This small shipping company ran three ships on the route to China. A sister ship was the INGO. The INGRABAN was sold to Japan in 1900 and was renamed YOKO MARU. She met her fate in December 1901 in the port of Osaka, being destroyed through fire. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

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