Signed 'A.D. McArthur' (lower left) and inscribed 'FUNGWHA.'/1863.' (lower right)
A.D. McArthur who served as an officer aboard HMS Encounter.
This image also was published as The Civil War in China, Expedition of Imperialists, headed by British Officers, to Fungwha, Bombardment of the East Gate by Fieldpieces of HMS Encounter and Sphinx. by the Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 February 1863.
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