The China War 1857. Junk fleet against mountainous background. Boats pulling in river at right

This watercolour depicts an action during the Second Opium War, with a fleet of Chinese junks in the middle distance.

Object Details

ID: PAF0599
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy
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: 178 mm x 305 mm