Wirgman, Charles (1832-1891). "Gevecht bij Simonoseki, den 5den September 1864"

Drawing in pen and ink, 29 x 48.5 cm, signed and dated 1864 in lower r. corner. Mounted at upper margin on a sheet w. the Dutch title in pen below the image, and. w. details on the English, French and Dutch squadrons in left and right margins. Drawing and mount browned/ foxed and w. superficial traces of silverfish, mount w. tears and creases in margins, left margin waterst.

"The Shimonoseki campaign was a series of military engagements in 1863 and 1864, fought to control the Shimonoseki Straits of Japan by joint naval forces from the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and the United States, against the Japanese feudal domain of Choshu, which took place off and on the coast of Shimonoseki, Japan." (Wikipedia) "Charles Wirgman (...) was an English artist, caricaturist and editorial cartoonist, the creator of the Japan Punch and illustrator in China and Meiji period-Japan for the Illustrated London News. (...) Wirgman arrived in Japan in 1861 as a correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and resided in Yokohama from 1861 until his death." (also Wikipedia). We found another drawing of another moment of the campaign (in 1863) by Wirgman online.