John Smedley (1841-1903)


Jardine's racing stables at East Point, Hong Kong Watercolour on paper depicting in unusually precise detail the northern shore of Victoria Island running along Victoria Harbour a vista of mountains and water, signed by the artist, framed and glazed. 81cm (32in) wide x 42.5cm (16 3/4in) long.
|約翰．斯梅德利（1841-1903年） 水彩銅鑼灣通景圖 鏡框Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏John Smedley was a late 19th century Sydney-born painter and architect whose work was influenced greatly by East Asian modes of painting and drawing. He travelled and lived much of his life throughout Japan, Hong Kong and China, learning from and contributing to these communities through his artistic and architectural practice.Smedley travelled to Hong Kong in 1866 and became junior partner in the firm of Storey & Son, architects and civil engineers. He continued to employ his artistic talents, painting scenery for the theatre of the Club Lusitana. He made a panoramic view of Hong Kong from the deck of the John Adams.