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Swatow by John Thomson — VisualArtsDB

Swatow

Swatow

1863–1873

Medium: Collotype, pl. VI from the album "Illustrations of China and its People, Volume II" (1873)
Dimensions: Image: 19.7 × 29.3 cm (7 13/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Album page: 34.7 × 47.1 cm (13 11/16 × 18 9/16 in.)
Genre: photography
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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