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Views of China and Sri Lanka
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DE LA POER, Francis (d.1925)
Views of China and Sri Lanka
Two albums of watercolours of China and Sri Lanka, November 1895 – February 1896.
Two volumes, 180 x 255mm, the first volume with 26 watercolours on 25 leaves, the second with 24 watercolours on 22 leaves, often titled and dated by the artist in pen or pencil, further pencil studies mostly on facing pages, some of the watercolours partially finished. In two watercolour sketchbooks, the first inscribed ‘E Frances de la Poer, Shanghai, China, November 1895’ and marked ‘5 1895’ on the upper cover, the second ‘E Frances de la Poer, Kandy, Ceylon, Jan. 1896’ and marked ‘6 1896’ (spines split and loose).
19th-century watercolours depicting local life and the natural beauty of China and Sri Lanka, executed by a touring female artist. The first volume opens with vibrant illustrations from a wedding in Shanghai, along with accomplished shore views of the Yangtze, the Lei Yue Mun channel, the Pearl River and the Canton River; the latter part of the volume and the entirety of the second volume is dedicated to watercolours of Sri Lanka, showing acrobats, congregants beside a temple, elephant riders and tea production, intermixed with lush landscapes from across the country.
The artist responsible for these vibrant watercolours – executed as she progressed on her travels – can presumably be identified as Frances de la Poer (d. 1925), daughter of John de la Poer (after 1817 – 1851), a minor member of the Irish nobility.
Views of China and Sri Lanka
Two albums of watercolours of China and Sri Lanka, November 1895 – February 1896.
Two volumes, 180 x 255mm, the first volume with 26 watercolours on 25 leaves, the second with 24 watercolours on 22 leaves, often titled and dated by the artist in pen or pencil, further pencil studies mostly on facing pages, some of the watercolours partially finished. In two watercolour sketchbooks, the first inscribed ‘E Frances de la Poer, Shanghai, China, November 1895’ and marked ‘5 1895’ on the upper cover, the second ‘E Frances de la Poer, Kandy, Ceylon, Jan. 1896’ and marked ‘6 1896’ (spines split and loose).
19th-century watercolours depicting local life and the natural beauty of China and Sri Lanka, executed by a touring female artist. The first volume opens with vibrant illustrations from a wedding in Shanghai, along with accomplished shore views of the Yangtze, the Lei Yue Mun channel, the Pearl River and the Canton River; the latter part of the volume and the entirety of the second volume is dedicated to watercolours of Sri Lanka, showing acrobats, congregants beside a temple, elephant riders and tea production, intermixed with lush landscapes from across the country.
The artist responsible for these vibrant watercolours – executed as she progressed on her travels – can presumably be identified as Frances de la Poer (d. 1925), daughter of John de la Poer (after 1817 – 1851), a minor member of the Irish nobility.
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