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ANONYMOUS, 1861
TWO VIEWS OF THE BRITISH LEGATION IN
PEKING, COMMISSIONED BY FREDERICK
BRUCE
gouache on paper, framed, comprising an exterior view and
an interior view of the reception area of the British Legation
in Peking, commissioned by Frederick Bruce (younger
brother of the 8th Earl of Elgin) following the legation’s
establishment at Peking on 26th March 1861
23 by 37 cm (exterior) and 26.2 by 37 cm (interior)
PROVENANCE
Albert Chang, Hong Kong, prior to 1982.

EXHIBITED
Journey to the Far East - George Chinnery and the Art of
Canton, Macao and Hong Kong in the 19th Century, Tokyo
Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, 7th December 1996 to 11th
February 1997, cat. nos 142 and 143.
LITERATURE
Stephen Markbreiter, ‘In Search of an Identity: The British
Legation at Peking, 1861’, Arts of Asia, May-June 1983, pp.
121 and 124.
Patrick Conner, ‘The China Coast Collection of Tuyet Nguyet
and Stephen Markbreiter’, Arts of Asia, March-April 1996,
nos 1 and 2.
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HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,200-7,800
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佚名 1861年
CHINESE SCHOOL,
北京英國公使館二景一組兩幅 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY
由英國外交官弗雷德里克．布魯斯委託 PAINTING OF MANCHU ACTIVITIES
而製 ink and colour on paper, framed
64.3 by 59.2 cm
來源：
Albert Chang，香港，1982年前 HK$ 10,000-20,000
US$ 1,300-2,600
展覽：
《遥かなる東洋紀行：ジョージ・チネリーと知ら
れざる19世紀広東・マカオ・香港の美術展》，東京 中國畫派 十八至十九世紀初
都庭園美術館，1996年12月7日至1997年2月11日，編 衙官出巡圖 設色紙本 鏡框
號142及143
出版：
Stephen Markbreiter，〈In Search of an Identity: The Brit-
ish Legation at Peking, 1861〉，《Arts of Asia》，1983
年5/6月，頁121及124
Patrick Conner，〈The China Coast Collection of Tuyet
Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter〉，《Arts of Asia》
，1996年3/4月，編號1及2

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