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CHINESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1850
The Hongs at Canton
oil on canvas
17 x 3014 in. (43.1 x 76.7 cm.)
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This iconic view of the Hongs includes the waving flags of America, France, Britain and Denmark. The church pictured between the French and British buildings was erected in 1847 but was destroyed in fire that devastated the waterfront area only 9 years later, narrowing this work's date of execution.

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