Charles William Andrews (British, circa 1830-1869)
Paguil Laguna de Bay, Manila
signed and dated 'C.W.Andrews/1857' (lower right); bears later inscription 'L.R Bell (H.V.B's father)/&Georgina Bell '' Aunt/Seated/Paguil Laguna de Bay/Manila - Dec. 25th 1857' (verso)
watercolour and bodycolour
18.4 x 29.2cm (7 1/4 x 11 1/2in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
Private collection, Canada.

The present lot depicts two Filipinas performing a traditional folk dance for their Scottish guests, Laurence Robert Bell (the current owner's great grandfather) and his sister Georgina Bell, which is thought to have taken place on Christmas day in 1857. Andrews had only just moved to Hong Kong from Sydney in 1857, visiting Manila in the same year. He worked for the press in Hong Kong and the Philippines from 1857 into the 1860s, and was the main artist for the short-lived Ilustracion Filipina in Manila in 1859-60.
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The work appears to be down in colour. There is pronounced acidification throughout, and some place fox marks visible to the sheet. Each of the corners have a little crease.

Not examined out of glazed frame.