in 1802.Leaving Madras in 1807 he went to Cal-cutta, where he remained until 1825, whenhe sailed for China. Soon after his arrivalin Macao his wife threatened to join him,so he removed to Canton, for, as he re-marked, Now I am all right. What akind providence is this Chinese governmentthat it… … PORTRAIT OF A HONGMERCHANT IN CANTONBY GEORGE CHINNERY Chinnerys genius met with early recog-nition in England and Ireland, and in Indiahe became a noted artist. The references ofThackeray in The Newcomes and ofSir Charles DOyley in Tom Rawtestify to his skill and reputation. He re-ceived important…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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