MAKE A MEME View Large Image Lai Afong, The Bankers' Glen, Yuen-foo River, 1869.jpg Artwork Creator Lai Afong en This picture was taken outside the city of Fuzhou formerly Foochow in the south of China near the coast It shows members of the British community of bankers ...
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Keywords: Lai Afong, The Bankers' Glen, Yuen-foo River, 1869.jpg Artwork Creator Lai Afong en This picture was taken outside the city of Fuzhou formerly Foochow in the south of China near the coast It shows members of the British community of bankers merchants and consular officials who lived in the region enjoying a day out The spot was in fact named after them The western figures at the heart of this image including the British Consul and his wife appear tiny in this magnificent setting It may be that the photographer was trying to emphasize the splendor of the mountain rocks which according to the Chinese embody the sacred aspect of the landscape 1869 albumen print mm 216 290 Institution National Gallery of Scotland object history exhibition history credit line accession number PGP R 871 13 place of creation Outside of Fuzhou Fujian Province China https //www nationalgalleries org/object/PGP R 871 13 National Galleries of Scotland PD-old-100 http //artsearch nga gov au/Detail cfm IRN 190719 National Gallery of Australia <br> http //www luminous-lint com/app/contents/fra/_photographer_afong_bankers_glen_01/ Luminous Lint Lai Afong 1869 photographs Historical images of Fuzhou
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