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Matching set of 4 antique mid-19th-century hand-colored steel engravings after Thomas Allom, from the celebrated China: In a Series of Views published by Fisher, Son & Co., London, beginning in 1843.
• Chapel in the Great Temple, Macao
• Raree Show at Lin-sin-choo
• Scene from the Spectacle of “The Sun and Moon”
• Feeding Silkworms, and Sorting the Cocoons
The Raree Show was engraved by G. Paterson, the Silkworm scene by A. Willmore, and Sun & Moon by R. Staines.
Artist: Thomas Allom (1804–1872)
Quantity: 4 framed prints
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving on paper
Period: Circa 1843 / mid-19th century
Publisher: Fisher, Son & Co., London
Subject: China / Qing-era architecture & social life
Frame: Gilt wood, deep box-style with green fabric mounts
Each framed size: 12.25” W × 10.25” H × 1.75” D
Condition: Antique condition with age toning/fading, spotting and wear. Gilt frames show expected rubbing, losses and age wear. Prints have not been removed from frames
Thomas Allom
China Illustrated
antique engraving
steel engraving
hand colored
Chinese art
Macao print
Qing Dynasty
Victorian art
antique wall art
