ANONYMOUS, CANTON SCHOOL Nemesis and Ships on the Boca Tigris Forts, circa 1841THE RICHARD KELTON COLLECTIONANONYMOUS, CANTON SCHOOLNemesis and Ships on the Boca Tigris Forts, circa 1841Oil on canvas, on a stretcher, framed and glazed, depicting an attack by Nemisis and the British Fleet on the Boca Tigris Forts in the First Opium War.17 x 20in (43.1 x 50.8cm)佚名　虎門砲台前的復仇女神號　布面油畫　鏡框　約一八四一年作This is a north-west view into the Bocca Tigris (Humen), the entrance to the Pearl River leading to Canton. The straits of Bocca Tigris are about thirty miles south of Whampoa. On either side are the fortified islands of North and South Wantong (left) and Annunghoi (right), with one Western ship homeward bound.Nemesis was a British warship that launched in 1839 and was used in the First Opium War. The ship is seen in the foreground with the British flag. On January 7th, 1841 Nemesis attacked the Bocca Tigris forts, against the Chinese fleet. -