30 May 1843 · Aquatint and etching
The Nemesis destroying Chinese war junks in Anson’s Bay
Edward Duncan; published by Fores
Why it matters
The print turns a battle fought to enforce British commercial demands during the First Opium War into a spectacular comparison of machines and ships. The exploding junk and nearly untouched steam vessel make unequal violence look like self-evident technological and civilisational hierarchy.
- Publication
- Published print after Duncan’s painting of the Second Battle of Chuenpi
- Holding institution
- National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich
- Shelfmark
- PAH8192
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Duncan, Edward. The Hon. E.I. Co. Iron Steam Ship Nemesis ... destroying the Chinese War Junks, in Anson’s Bay, Jany 7th 1841, 30 May 1843. Aquatint and etching. National Maritime Museum, PAH8192.
