Start price: €600

Estimate: € 1,000–1,200

Start price: RMB 4,500

Estimate: RMB 7,500–9,000

Size: 17.5 x 22 cm

Albumen print, flush-mounted on original cardboard 31.4 x 41.4 cm, in very good condition. Illegible signature in the negative at the left.

In the 19th century Shanghai had the largest number of foreigners in China, about half of whom were British. Within a couple of years of declaring Shanghai as a treaty port in 1842, they had already a racecourse up and running. The famous Shanghai Race Club and its track were established in the centre of the International Settlement by 1862. In addition to the races, which were also perceived as social cultural events, the British cultivated the early photographic practice of having prized horses ""portrayed"" in front of the stables.

蛋白照片，直接安装在原始硬纸板上，尺寸31.4 x 41.4厘米，状况非常好。左侧负片上有无法辨认的签名。19世纪的上海拥有中国最多的外国人，其中大约一半是英国人。在1842年宣布上海为通商口岸后的几年内，他们已经建成并运营起了一个赛马场。除了参加马会这种文化的形成，英国人还培养了摄影习惯，让摄影师在马厩前“描绘”珍贵的马匹。