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An oil painting by a Chinese artist of the ship "Falco" outside Hong Kong, Qing dynasty, circa 1865.
An oil painting by a Chinese artist of the ship "Falco" outside Hong Kong, Qing dynasty, circa 1865.
Canvas 67 x 94 cm. Original Chinese frame.
Provenance
Sjömansgården, Malmö.
More information
Falco, depicted with the Hong Kong mountains in the background, carries the flag for the Swedish union with Norway. The brig Falco was built in 1860 for The Carrier Winberg & Meyers in Karlshamn. Winberg & Meyers was one of the largest Wholesale Trade and shipping companies. Falco was wrecked in a storm in 1879 in the Irish Sea.