Port of Canton
Unidentified artist, Chinese, 19th century
(Chinese, 19th century)
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions88.3 x 183.5 cm (34 3/4 x 72 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Motley, Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, and Thomas N. Dabney in memory of Daniel N. and Elizabeth E. Spooner
Accession number50.3790
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceBetween about 1844 and 1855, acquired in China by Daniel Nicolson Spooner (b. 1819 - d. 1869) and Elizabeth Elliot Spooner (b. 1825 - d. 1907), Canton and Boston; by descent within the family; 1950, given by their granddaughter, Margaret Fay (Mrs. Thomas) Motley (b. 1882), Milton, MA, and family members Mrs. William Jason Mixter, Mrs. George B. Dabney, Henry H. Fay, Frederick L. Dabney, and Thomas N. Dabney, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)
Unidentified artist, Chinese School, 19th century
Unidentified artist, British, 18th century or first quarter 19th century
between 1778–87
Unidentified artist, British, 18th century or first quarter 19th century
18th century or first quarter 19th century
Unidentified artist, British, 18th century or first quarter 19th century
Unidentified artist, French, 19th century
early 19th century
Unidentified artist, British, 19th century
Unidentified artist, British, 19th century
Unidentified artist, French, 19th century
Unidentified artist, Spanish, 19th century
