Dr Thomas Boswall Watson (1815-1860)

American Mission in Macao

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Dr Thomas Boswall Watson (1815-1860)
American Mission in Macao
with inscription 'Manila / No 4' on the reverse
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper
unframed
9 5/8 x 12 ½in. (24.5 x 32cm.)

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Lot Essay

The scene is known from an oil painting, previously attributed to Chinnery, for which see H and S Berry-Hill, George Chinnery, 1774-1852, Artist of the China Coast, Leigh-on-Sea, 1963, pl.50 and the exhibition catalogue Scenes of Two Cities Hong Kong & Macau, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1983, p.65, no.49 ('American Mission in Macau, 1844-1852 by George Chinnery ...').

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