Lam Qua (1801 - 1860)
1801China1860Guangdong Province, ChinaChina
Lam Qua
Lam Qua (Chinese: 林官) was a Chinese painter from the Canton province in Qing Dynasty China, who specialized in Western-style portraits intended largely for Western clients. Lam Qua was the first Chinese portrait painter to be exhibited in the West. He is known for his medical portraiture, and for his portraits of Western and Chinese merchants in Canton and Macau. He had a workshop in 'New China Street' among the Thirteen Factories in Canton.
Date and place of birt: | 1801, China |
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Date and place of death: | 1860, Guangdong Province, China |
Nationality: | China |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait |
Art style: | Academism, Classicism |