Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
George Chinnery, 1774–1852, British
Title:
A View of Victoria, Hong Kong Island
Date:
1846
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and brown ink on two joined pieces of medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Image: 10 × 15 inches (25.4 × 38.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1064
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animals | rocks (landforms) | stonecutting | figures | buildings | mountains | landscape | cityscape
Associated Places:
Hong Kong Island
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Martina Droth, Britain in the world : Highlights from the Yale Center for British Art in honor of Amy Meyers, Yale University Press, New Haven, London, 2019, p. 128, p. 130 (detail), N6761 .Y33 2019 (LC) (YCBA)

Narrative of the voyages and services of the Nemesis, from 1840 to 1843; and of the combined naval and military operations in China: comprising a complete account of the colony of Hong-Kong, and remarks on the character and habits of the Chinese, H. Colburn, London, vol. 2, p. 83, Eeb 840 (LSF)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8307