Prints

[Second Battle of Chuenpi, First Opium War] To Commodore Sir Gorden Bremner, KCB, KCH. Commander in Chief of Her Majesty's Forces in China. This Prints of the Storming of the Forts & Intrenchments of Chuenpee, on the 7th Jan.y 1841, is dedicated by his very faithful Serv.t Fred.k J. White, Lt. R.l. Marines.
F.J. White, del.t. Dickinson, lithog. M. & N. Hanhart, lith Printers.
Published by Dickinson & Son, 114, New Bond Street. [n.d., c.1844.]

British soldiers successfully attacking the hill forts at Chuenpi, during the First Opium War. The resulting 'Convention of Chuenpi', 20th January 1841, laid the foundation of the 'Treaty of Nanking', including the British acquisition of Hong Kong. Lieutenant White served throughout the China expedition, despite being wounded at Chuenpi. In 1843 the famous 'Panorama' in Leicester Square exhibited a painting of Hong Kong by the proprietor, Robert Burford, based on drawing by White, The Quarterley Review of 1844 contained an advert asking for subscriptions to White's 'Views in China', containing 30 tinted lithographs, 'to be published as soon as a sufficient number of Subscribers are obtained'; as we could only trace two plates it is unlikely the work was completed.
 

Rare tinted lithograph

Reference

Not in Abbey or Chater.