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George Chinnery (London 1774-1852 Macau, China)

Study for a portrait of the Marjoribanks family

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    George Chinnery (London 1774-1852 Macau, China)

    Study for a portrait of the Marjoribanks family

    Price Realised GBP 1,375
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    Price Realised GBP 1,375
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    George Chinnery (London 1774-1852 Macau, China)
    Study for a portrait of the Marjoribanks family

    pen and brown ink on paper
    41⁄2 x 35⁄8 in. (11.4 x 19.3 cm.)

    Provenance
    Leonard Duke, by whom given to
    Dudley Snelgrove (†); Sotheby's, London, 19 November 1992, lot 332, where purchased as a gift for the present collection.
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    The present drawing appears to be a study relating to a portrait of the Marjoribanks family (illustrated P. Conner, George Chinnery, Woodbridge, 1993, p. 225, pl. 93). Charles Marjoribanks had joined the East India Company's Canton office in 1813, and in 1830 became President of the Select Committee, before returning home to England in 1832.
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