A house on the Rio Pasig, Manila

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Charles W. Andrews (active c.1854-1866)
A house on the Rio Pasig, Manila
signed and dated 'C.W. Andrews 1858' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
9¾ x 13 7/8in. (24.7 x 35.2cm.)

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Lot Essay

The artist was based in Hong Kong and produced illustrations for Ilustration Filipina in the 1850s and the 1860s, including engravings of original sketches by Charles Wirgman (1832-1891), an artist who visited Manila and whose work in Manila was published in the Illustrated London News in 1857-58.

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