Waterfall at Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Description

Waterfall at Aberdeen is the earliest work in the Museum's collection depicting Hong Kong's landscape. Hong Kong was a small and desolate island in 1816 when Lord Amherst led a trade mission from Britain to China. The ships of the Amherst Mission anchored in Hong Kong waters on their journey to Beijing in order to stock up on supplies of fresh water. The painting, attributed to the mission's artist William Havell, depicts the ship's crew setting out towards the waterfall, which is today believed to be located at the Waterfall Park at Aberdeen.

Object Information

Date Created:

1818

Local ID:

AH1964.0362

Collection:

Historical Pictures

Place of Creation/Discovery:

Hong Kong

Dimensions:

10.5 x 16 cm

Creator(s):

William Havell (1782-1857) (attri.)

Materials:

Colored aquatint

Period:

Early 19th Century

Classification:

Hong Kong landscape

Rights:

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Appears In

Resource Kit
Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

A day at HKMoA

A day at HKMoA originally is a picture book created by young illustrator Joanne Liu, on invitation by the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Specially designed for children aged 2 to 6, the book portrays a little girl walking into the unfamiliar world of art, leading her to explore her various imaginations in everyday life. This resource kit will introduce four works from the collection accompanied with introductions and activities. We hope this resource kit would encourage children to look for artistic elements in daily life while expanding their creativity and imagination.

Created by: Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Grade K-2