Artist
John Thomson (Scottish, 1837–1921)Scottish, 1837–1921
CultureBritish
Titles
- The Slope of the Hill, Westward, Hong Kong
- Plate 6, Volume I, from the portfolio China and Its People
Date1868
PlaceHong Kong, China
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 11/16 × 11 1/4 in. (17 × 28.6 cm)
Mount: 11 7/16 × 15 1/16 in. (29 × 38.3 cm)
Mount: 11 7/16 × 15 1/16 in. (29 × 38.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.735
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Bought by Manfred Heiting from Janet Lehr, Inc., New York on 5/1/1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink, recto, on mount beneath image: "The Slope of the hill, westward. Hong Kong"
Marked in pencil, along right edge of mount: "vol 1/pl. 6 The Praya Hong Kong, smaller than other Savie N.g." [?]
Marked in pencil, along right edge of mount: "vol 1/pl. 6 The Praya Hong Kong, smaller than other Savie N.g." [?]
There is no evident signature.
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