Rise & Fall of the Canton Trade System Gallery: PEOPLE
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Apotheosis, Sacred to the Memory of Washington, c. 1802 China, Glass, paint Museum purchase, 1983 E81885


Apotheosis, Sacred to the Memory of Washington, c. 1802

Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Sexton-Dykes
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Siang(or Liang), le Premier Ministre en habit Tartare,1745 Guangzhoou, Chaina: Gouache on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Mark Sexton Photo
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Glass painting, ca. 1760-80, Museum No: FE.26-1970 Victoria & Albert, Guangzhou, China, This painting was done on the back of a sheet of glass. Because the viewer sees the picture by looking through the glass, the artist - who works only on the back of it


Glass painting, ca. 1760-80

Victoria & Albert Museum
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Mrs. and Miss Revell in a Chinese Interior, c. 1780 China Reverse painting on glass, wood, gold Museum purchase, 2000 AE85763


Mrs. and Miss Revell in a Chinese Interior, c. 1780

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A Glass painter, ca. 1790, Guangzhou, China. A man copying a European engraving on to the reverse of a sheet of glass. From a set of 100 depicting different trades and occupations in Canton. Paintings such as this were made for Europeans eager to find out


A Glass painter, ca. 1790

Victoria & Albert Museum
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Portrait of the Fou-yen of Can-ton, Jan 8, 1796 Drawn by William Alexander. Album finely bound in citron morocco with a banded spine ornately tooled in compartments, in its own slip-case, containing 2 leaves with a list of contents and 82 leaves with draw


Portrait of the Fou-yen of Can-ton, Jan 8, 1796

British Museum
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Portrait of Shuja-ud-daula,Nawab of Oudh, and his sons, ca.1796 Chinese Reverse painting on Glass, Guangzhou, China


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Bride & Groom asking for blessings of parents e83610.12


E83610.12 Blessing of Parents

Peabody Essex Museum 2007
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William Story of Salem, MA, 1804, painted in Canton by Spoilum, oil on primed cloth, PEM


William Story of Salem, MA, 1804

PEM
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Chinese Marriage Procession, ca.1816 Gouache, 47.9cm x 37.9cm


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Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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Trial of the Pirates at the Consoo House, c. 1830 Studio of Guan Lianchang, also known as Tingua (active 1830s0-01870s) Guangzou, China Gouache on paper Gift of Leo A. and Doris C. Hodroff, 1998 AE85592


Trial of the Pirates at the Consoo House, c. 1830

Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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Portrait of Nathan Dunn by George Chinnery, 1830s. Philadelphia Museum of Art.


Nathan Dunn, 1830 circa

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Portrait of William Hunter by George Chinnery, 1830s, Yale Center for British Art, B1981.25.97


William Hunter, 1830s

Yale Center for British Art, 2008 Richard Caspole
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Rev. Charles Gulstaff (?) (must be Gutzlaff - see other images) by Chinnery, 9-27-1832, M9765-41 Pencil and paper


Rev. Charles Gutzlaff, 1832

Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Dr. Thomas Colledge with patients, 1833-1835, by George Chinnery. Colledge opened opthamology clinic. PEM, M23017


Dr. Thomas Colledge with patients, 1833-1835

Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo Mark Sexton
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Chinese figures and Dwellings, 1838 by Auguste Borget


Chinese figures and Dwellings, 1838

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The hong merchant Tenqua, by Lam Qua, ca. 1840s, PEM


The hong merchant Tenqua, by Lam Qua, ca. 1840s

PEM
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The hong merchant Mouqua, by Lam Qua, ca. 1840s, PEM


The hong merchant Mouqua, by Lam Qua, ca. 1840s

PEM
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Mandarin Man, ca. 1858 China Reverse painting on glass Gift of Lawrence W. Jenkins, 1956 M8873


Mandarin Man, c. 1858

Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo Sexton-Dykes
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Mandarin Woman, ca. 1858 China Reverse painting on glass Gift of Lawrence W. Jenkins, 1956 M8874


Mandarin Woman, ca. 1858

Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo Sexton-Dykes
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Ahyou, Tanga Sampan Girl, Oil on Canvas.ca. 1859


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Thomas & Caroline Colledge

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Self Portrait c. 1850 George Chinnery (1774-1852) China Oil on canvas Gift of the Friends and Fellows of the Peabody Museum, 1963 M11510


Self Portrait, c. 1850

Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo Sexton-Dykes
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Book Illustration for Amelia, Pencil and Watercolor


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Studies of Man in Rainwear, Pencil and Ink on paper Augustine Heard Coll.


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Macao, Woman in Sampan,Pencil and ink on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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Harriet Low's uncle, Peabody Essex Museum


William Henry Low

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Chinese woman weaving gift of Charles Taylor


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Mark Sexton Photo
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Chiselling a Design on Locks, by Puqua, Gouach


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo JRDykes
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Gouach c,1800, Of Trunk Maker by Puqua


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo JRDykes
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A Traveling Cooper, 1792 by Puqua (active dates c. 1800) Guangzhou, China Gouache on paper Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by Fritz Gold, 1992 E83895.48


A Traveling Cooper, 1792

Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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Gouache, ca1800, Chinese man Lacquering Table by Puqua


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo JRDykes
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Gouache, of Chest Construction, by Puqua, ca-1800


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo JRDykes
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A Dumpling Cook and Peddler, 1792 Puqua (active dates c. 1800) Guangzhou, China Gouache on paper Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by Fritz Gold, 1992 E83895.85


A Dumpling Cook and Peddler, 1792

Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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A Fortune Teller (Glyphomancy), 1792 Puqua (active dates c. 1800) Guangzhou, China Gouache on paper Museum purchase with funds donated anonymously and by Fritz Gold, 1992 E83895.86


A Fortune Teller (Glyphomancy), 1792

Peabody Essex Museum 2007 Photo Jeffrey R. Dykes
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Blacksmith and Family on the river, Pencil and ink on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Macao, Sampans ashore Pencil and Ink on paper Gift of Mr.Rowland Burdon-Muller


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Man with Barrel Organ, Drawing, pen,pencil,and watercolor on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Studies of Sampan, cows and people, 3-3-1834, Pencil and ink on paper Augustine Heard Coll.


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PeabodyEssex Museum 2006 Photo M.Sexton
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Studies of Hand, Hammer and Blacksmith, 12-5-1836, Pencil and ink on paper Augustine Heard Coll.


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Tanka people in Rattan Structures Pencil, ink, Drawing, monochrome watercolor on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Barber and the customer, Drawing and watercolor on paper


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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Sampan, house and pole, 9-30-1841, Drawing and Watercolor


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes
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FoodStall; After conservation; On my walk with Mr. Jackson; Drawing and watercolor on paper; 1836


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Peabody Essex Museum 2006 Photo by Jeffrey Dykes



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