id:			386329
accession number:	2020.231
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.231
updated:		2023-03-22 03:05:29.260000

Untitled (General view of Hong Kong from the Scandal Point looking west), 1866–73. William Pryor Floyd (British, 1834–c. 1900). Albumen print; image: 21.7 x 29 cm (8 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); paper: 21.7 x 29 cm (8 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); mounted: 27.5 x 35.2 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Photography Fund 2020.231

title:				Untitled (General view of Hong Kong from the Scandal Point looking west)
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creation date:			1866–73
creation date earliest:		1866
creation date latest:		1873
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creditline:			Sundry Art - Photography Fund
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	albumen print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - British 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* William Pryor Floyd (British, 1834–c. 1900)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 21.7 x 29 cm (8 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Paper: 21.7 x 29 cm (8 9/16 x 11 7/16 in.); Mounted: 27.5 x 35.2 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Alexander Young Herries [1827-1918]
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	(Pump Park Vintage Photography, Co. Down, Ireland)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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fun fact:
Hong Kong, a relatively barren island when ceded to the British in 1842, rapidly evolved from a free port to a British crown colony and mercantile center.

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Hong Kong’s growth, coupled with the heavy traffic of visitors brought by maritime commerce, attracted numerous foreign and Chinese photographers who documented the city’s dramatic and rapid urbanization. The main customers for such views were Westerners—colonists, sailors, merchants, and visitors—rather than Chinese. In this view, the City Hall and St. John’s Cathedral tower over the harbor full of ships in the background.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.231/2020.231_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.231/2020.231_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2020.231/2020.231_full.tif