MACAU - William Pryor Floyd [ photographer ]. View of Praia Grande across the water.

£1,350 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

MACAU - William Pryor Floyd [ photographer ]. View of Praia Grande across the water. Macau, c. 1868. Mounted albumen photograph, measuring 19.5 by 27 cm; light fading, a little bubbling near the centre. Floyd was the only other European photographic pioneer in the Far East to rival Chinese Thomson . "In 1863-64, he worked as an assistant in the photography studio of Richard Shannon Co., in Shanghai. Floyd moved to Macau to establish his own studio along the Praia Grande. In 1866-67 he joined the Hong Kong studio of Silveira Co., soon becoming its owner" (Historical Photographs of China, online). SKU: 2119242

• Binding: Hardcover

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