Charles Dyce was a prolific amateur artist of the nineteenth century, making visual and written records of the places he visited. This volume features the Charles Dyce Collection—35 watercolour paintings and a 22-page handwritten manuscript illuminating his travels in Singapore, Malacca, Penang and Batavia.
Leaving his home in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, at 18, Dyce travelled to Calcutta and eventually to Singapore. He was actively involved in Singapore's social and civic affairs, becoming the Sheriff of the Straits Settlements for a year from September 1846. Yet curiously, Charles Dyce remained somewhat elusive, and no image of him has been found.
Among the 35 paintings in the National University of Singapore Museums collection are views of the land from a ship's deck, images of a strong colonial presence, surveys of bustling trading towns and rivers and depictions of picturesque scenery. The accompanying manuscript provides an enlightening commentary on life in the Straits during the mid-19th century.
Text: Irene Lim
ISBN: 978-981-4068-92-5
128 pp, 240 mm x 240 mm, Hardback
Normal price : Rp. 275.000
Special price : Rp. 75.000
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