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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Chinqua's house, with entrance to China Street, Canton is a 13 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a busy trading spot in 1828 Canton. It’s a view east of the old European and American warehouses along the Pearl River. European traders worked out of the buildings called “factories.” A local merchant’s house with a pavilion sits in the center. Old China Street runs beside it. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more.
This drawing depicts a view from the east of the former European and American trading premises, known as 'factories' or 'hongs,' situated on the northern bank of the Pearl River in Canton (Guangzhou). The central structure, topped by a pavilion, was occupied by the Cantonese merchant Liu Tung, also called Chung Qua, while to its left lies the entrance to 'China Street' (or 'Old China Street'), where Western traders purchased goods for export. The French, Spanish, and Danish trading posts are faintly visible on the left side of the composition. The work is part of a volume containing 130…
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George Chinnery (Chinese: 錢納利; 5 January 1774 – 30 May 1852) was an English painter who spent most of his life in Asia, especially India and southern China.
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