The China War 1857. Junks enshrouded in smoke

This image shows operations on the Canton River in 1857. In the distance, Chinese junks are obscured by smoke. The two masted and two funnelled paddle steamer on the left is HMS Coromandel.

Object Details

ID: PAF0597
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy
Places: Canton
Events: Second Opium War, 1857-1860
Date made: 1857
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Purchased with the assistance of the Society for Nautical Research Macpherson Fund
Measurements: Mount: 176 mm x 303 mm