A VIEW OF VICTORIA HARBOR, HONG KONG CIRCA 1865

oil on canvas, the famous perspective of Hong Kong Island from the harbor brimming with detail and activity, the view ranges from the Jardine Matheson wharves or 'godowns' at East Point (with Jardine's flag flying) on the far left to the recently erected Signaling Station on top of Victoria Peak (1861) upper right, other landmarks include the prominent St John's Cathedral, the British headquarters, Flagstaff House, and Western residences and companies lining the waterfront, numerous vessels both national and foreign sit anchored in the water, flying flags of Britain, America, France and the Netherlands

R. Gordon Barton, The Sporting Gallery, Inc., Middleburg, Virginia, 31st October 1977.