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VIEW OF THE PRAYA GRANDE, MACAU
QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1850
Chinese School, oil on canvas, the painting depicting
the view from south to north, with the Fortaleza do
Monte in the center, St. Paul’s Church, the Palacio and
the East India Company headquarters, further right
on the highest point is the Guia Fortress, the tranquil
bay with trading and ! shing vessels plying the shallow
waters of the bay, framed
Height 17 in., 44.4 cm; Width 30? in., 77.5 cm
Macau was the oldest European settlement in China,
leased to the Portuguese by the Ming emperor Jiajing
(r. 1522-1567) in 1557. The Praya Grande was the
principal waterfront promenade and its distinctive
curving shoreline, with is dense rows of Western-style
buildings, was among the most popularly depicted port
views. The present vantage point is rare as most artists
recorded the view of the harbor from north to south.
