Minqua's house, and entrance to China Street, Canton
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19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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A drawing from a volume containing 130 sheets of sketches made in China. The drawing is in pen and ink and depicts a view of a house in Guangdong.
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Title | Minqua's house, and entrance to China Street, Canton (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and ink drawing on paper |
Brief description | Drawing by George Chinnery, 'Minqua's house, and entrance to China Street, Canton,' from a volume of sketches made in China, pen and ink on paper, Guangdong, 19th century |
Physical description | A drawing from a volume containing 130 sheets of sketches made in China. The drawing is in pen and ink and depicts a view of a house in Guangdong. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by James Orange |
Production | The sketches in the album this drawing is from were drawn from nature in China, probably in Macau or Canton (Guangzhou). |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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Accession number | E.1773-1928 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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