Two boat studies, Macau

These boat drawings, in pen and ink over pencil, were made by Chinnery during his long residence in Macau from 1825 until his death in 1852. On the left a single boat has its mast raised but its sail lowered, seeming to rest on the boat's thatched awning; the drawing is dated April 9th 1839. On the right (at 90°) three adjacent Tanka boats are steered by boatwomen with long poles; this drawing is dated 8 April 1839.

About the work

Particulars

Neighbors at Victoria and Albert Museum

On the same theme · Macau

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What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

Admiral Sir Edward Pellew

Okänd herre

How Qua, Senior Hong Merchant at Canton, China

Head of a Man

Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto (1751-1814), Viceroy of British India and Governor General of the Dutch East Indies (1812-14)

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