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U. S. Chartered Steamer Queen in Canton, China

U. S. Chartered Steamer Queen in Canton, China Watercolor on paper
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Watercolor on paper by Sunqua, [1855]

18 cm x 24 cm

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This watercolor by Chinese artist Sunqua shows the Steamer Queen on the Pearl River, in the Thirteen Factories quarter of Canton (now Guangzhou) circa 1855. The steamer was chartered by the U.S. Navy for the protection of United States citizens residing in the port province during the tumultuous era of the Taiping Rebellion and skirmishes with pirates. Lieutenant George Henry Preble served as her captain.