Macau - View of Saint Francis Church and Convent oil on cardboard French school 19th C. small restoration attributable to Auguste Borget (1808-1877) Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 30 x 40,5 cm Notes: Auguste Borget traveled to Canton in September 1838 and stayed in the region for ten months. Being in Canton, he met the English artist George Chinnery, having taken several trips together to draw together. In July 1839, he visited Manila, Singapore and Kolkata. In 1840, he traveled extensively in India, returning to Paris in the summer of that year. China's sketches and watercolors were the basis for his most famous publication "Sketches of China and the Chinese", published in 1842. His book "La Chine ouverte" was illustrated with beautiful woodcut prints. A painting salon, with its original works, including boldly executed watercolours and oil paintings, was held in Paris in 1843. The Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Honolulu Art Museum, the Bertrand Museum (Châteauroux, France), the Museu de la Roche (Issoudun, France) and the National Museum of Singapore are among the public collections with works by Auguste Borget "- cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Borget - consulted 1-3- 2021, at 8:46 am.