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Untitled (General view of Hong Kong from the Scandal Point looking west)
About the Artwork
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.
Provenance
Alexander Young Herries [1827-1918] ?-2020: (Pump Park Vintage Photography, Co. Down, Ireland) September 14, 2020: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Quick Overview
- Artist
- William Pryor Floyd (British, 1834–c. 1900)
- Date
- 1866–73
- Medium
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Sundry Art - Photography Fund
- Accession no.
- 2020.231
More by William Pryor Floyd in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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