George Chinnery

Born in London, England, George Chinnery was a famous English painter. A portrait painting by 17-year-old Chinnery was selected for an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts of London in 1791, and he was admitted to the Academy in 1792. Later, he moved to Ireland to develop his career and travelled to India in 1802. Having gained renown for his reputation as a portrait painter, Chinnery began producing portraits of local celebrities and merchants. The former Portuguese Government of Macao had named a street nearby Chinnery’s old residence as “Rua George Chinnery” in honor of him for being a great artist. In Chinese, the name of the street is transliterated as “Qiannianli Street”.