Lorenzo J Hatch - Sketch on the Potomac [1883]

Lorenzo J Hatch - Sketch on the Potomac [1883], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

The Imperial government of China asked two Americans, Lorenzo J. Hatch (Dorset, Vermont, 1857 – China, 19140 and William A. Grant, to establish a Chinese Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Hatch was a renowned artist and engraver whose experience included more than 15 years at the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Hatch had also spent a number of years working at both the Western Banknote Company of Chicago and the International Bank Note Company. After overcoming some initial reluctance, Lorenzo Hatch signed a six-year contract with the Chinese government. Lorenzo Hatch designed most of China's paper money from 1908 to his death in 1914. 

[Watercolour on paper, 20.3 x 29.5 cm]