PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER TWO PAINTINGS DEPICTING HMS ALGERINECanton School, 19th century Two paintings, oil on canvas, each relined and framed, both depicting the HMS Algerine, the first with the gunboat firing on seven Chinese s at sea; the second showing the same with two other Algerine-class gunboats firing on a Chinese coastal village, the reverse of each with an inked inscription on the stretcher noting the paintings were done from sketches created by James Walker, Boatswain, dated June 3, 1868 and October 5, 1867, respectively. 12 1/2 x 15 1/2in (31.7 x 39.4cm), each (2). 廣州外銷畫 英國戰艦 HMS Algerine 布面油畫 鏡框兩幅 十九世紀 Seven Algerine class gunboats were launched in 1857 as part of Great Britian's Pacific Naval fleet. One of them, the HMS Algerine , is depicted here. The 's naval career would last fifteen years, all in coastal Chinese waters. In 1875 she was dmissioned and sold intomercial service, retaining the Algerine name.