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George Chinnery (錢納利) was an English painter who spent most his life in Asia, especially India and southern China. He was born on 5 January 1774 in London. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Asia is the largest and most populous of the Earths continents. ... Alternative meaning: In geology, North China (continent) and South China (continent) were two ancient landmasses that correspond to modern northern and southern China. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ...


He learned painting in England and became a famous portrait painter in Ireland by 1802. He married his wife Marianne on 19th April, 1799, in Dublin, Ireland. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... --69. ... (Redirected from 19th April) ī April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. ...


Chinnery ran into debt later and went to India in 1802. He there re-established himself as a painter. He again left India in 1825 for debt and went to southern China. While in China, he mentored Lam Qua, who eventually became a reknowned medical portrait painter. He travelled around the Pearl River Delta, between Macao and Canton (now Guangzhou). He had been to Hong Kong after the British seized the city, and subsequently fell ill. He died in Macao on 30 May 1852, and is buried in the Old Protestant Cemetery there. --69. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Lam Qua (1801 – 1860) was a Western-trained Chinese painter from Guangdong Provice of Qing Dynasty China. ... Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng Sānjiǎozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ... Location within China Guangzhou (Simplified Chinese: 广州; Traditional Chinese: 廣州; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-chou; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: Gwóngjaū) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...


He left a lot of paintings about the early half of the 19th Century in the Pearl River Delta, depicting the life and landscape in the area at that time. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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