A Sampan Girl of Macao

Details

Lamqua (fl.1820-1860), after George Chinnery
A Sampan Girl of Macao
oil on canvas
16 ¼ x 13 ½in. (41.3 x 34.2cm.)

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 17 June 1999, lot 114.

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Lot Essay

The present lot is a copy of Chinnery's picture of the same size in the collection of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (for which see G.H.R. Tillotson, Fan Kwae Pictures, The Hongkong Bank Art Collection, London, 1987, p.22, no.24).

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