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Victoria City
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Artist
Youqua (attri.)
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Year
1854
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Media
Oil on canvas
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Dimensions
57 x 100 cm
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Museum No.
AH1964.0160
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Description
This fine oil painting is an accurate portrayal of the city of Victoria and its harbour as they appeared a century and a half ago. As well as presenting a record of the locations of buildings, the painting delineates their forms in meticulous detail: Government House, then under construction but completed in 1855, features a temporary thatched roof, while to the east is St. John’s Cathedral, which was finished in 1849.
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—Collection of Hong Kong Museum of Art
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