Lot Essay
James C. Willis, surveyor and draughtsman arrived in Sydney in 1845 and is known to have taken lessons in painting from the then most talented artist in the colony, Conrad Martens in 1848.
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A view of the Peak from Pedder Street, with the Clock Tower on Queen's Road, Hong Kong
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James C. Willis (fl.1850s-1870s)
A view of the Peak from Pedder Street, with the Clock Tower on Queen's Road, Hong Kong
inscribed 'The Peak Hong Kong. China by- J C Willis Darling Point Sydney N S Wales' on a label on the backing board
pencil and watercolour on paper
11 x 8in. (28 x 20.3cm.)
A view of the Peak from Pedder Street, with the Clock Tower on Queen's Road, Hong Kong
inscribed 'The Peak Hong Kong. China by- J C Willis Darling Point Sydney N S Wales' on a label on the backing board
pencil and watercolour on paper
11 x 8in. (28 x 20.3cm.)
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