Lamqua
ARTISTLam Qua, or Kwan Kiu Cheong (關喬昌), 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.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Lam Qua (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Chinese artists of the period:Lam Qua 26
Lamqua, wall art & digital downloads
Lamqua (Chinese, 1801–1860) has 2 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Lam Qua, or Kwan Kiu Cheong (關喬昌), 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.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Lamqua's work on the site falls under Drawings (2).
Culture: Chinese (2).
By orientation: 2 landscape.
Other Chinese artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- Lam Qua — 26 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 2 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.
Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.
Frequently asked questions
- How many Lamqua artworks does Archive Lane have?
- 2 public-domain artworks by Lamqua are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.
- What nationality was Lamqua?
- Lamqua is catalogued as Chinese (born 1801, died 1860).
- Can I download these as digital files?
- Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.
- Can these be printed and framed?