Portrait of Major J.C. Watson

Portrait of Major J.C. Watson

Collection

Bowra, Edward

Identifier

Bo02-001

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-001. The caption (which is ‘To Mrs John Truelson / As a token of friendship from’) on the initial page in this album, is followed enigmatically by a portrait (Bo02-001) of a European officer in uniform, but without any mention of his name! Terry Bennett has identified the European officer. He is Major J.C. Watson (c.1834-1908), an Australian officer in the Anglo-Chinese Artillery and later Superintendent of Police at Ningpo (Ningbo). Watson was also an amateur photographer. John Truelson is recorded in directories of foreign residents in China between 1862 and c.1867 (but not 1872), as a merchant in Ningbo, working for Bohsted & Co. See Hv37-11.

Caption in album or on mount

To Mrs John Truelson  / As a token of friendship from

Location

Ningbo

Estimated Date

1870

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph