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View of the Hongs of Canton

Chinese (Artist)
1800-1850
oil on canvas
(China )

Inscription

[Transcription] On wood of stretcher: D D Forbes / from cousin Sarah Church / April 15th, 1920

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Sarah Church (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [name on stretcher]; D. D. Forbes (?), April 15th, 1920, by gift [name on stretcher]; Laura F. Delano [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/13/1981 Examination examined for condition
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Geographies

China (Place of Origin) China, Guangzhou (Canton) (Place Depicted)

Measurements

H: 17 5/16 x W: 30 3/16 in. (44 x 76.6 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Laura F. Delano, 1972

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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35.111

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