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Actions Displays	Anthony Askew Remove from selection Add to selection Download mediaDownload media Object numberX302 TitleAnthony Askew CreatorChitqua (Artist)‎ DescriptionPortrait statuette of Anthony Askew (1722-1774) created by Chitqua, c. 1770. Askew was elected a fellow to the Royal College of Physicians in 1753. A year later he was appointed physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. But. He is better known for his book collection and his love of books, particularly Greek literature. His library of seven thousand books took over twenty days to sell after his death. Chitqua [Tan-Che-Qua] was a Chinese artist who visited England from 1769 to 1772. During his time in London, he became famous for his work as a clay modeler. He was received as a foreign dignitary, attending an audience with King George III and a dinner at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited his work in 1770. English merchants operating in the Chinese port of Canton [Guangzhou] in 18th Century were enthusiastic about sitting for these clay modellers and sending the figures back to Britain as evidence of their good fortune. Note: Artists and merchants in 18th Century Canton [Guanzhou] were often referred to with the suffix ‘Qua’. There are two popular origins of the word. One is that it stands for ‘Guan’, which means government officials. Another explanation is that it stands for ‘Quadro’ in Portuguese, which means painting. Production date 1768 - 1772 Persons keywordAmmon, Klemens Object nameStatuette Object categorySculpture MaterialUnfired clay, Paint Dimensions Statuette height: 332 mm width: 250 mm depth: 170 mm

Object numberX302

TitleAnthony Askew

CreatorChitqua (Artist)‎

DescriptionPortrait statuette of Anthony Askew (1722-1774) created by Chitqua, c. 1770. Askew was elected a fellow to the Royal College of Physicians in 1753. A year later he was appointed physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. But. He is better known for his book collection and his love of books, particularly Greek literature. His library of seven thousand books took over twenty days to sell after his death. Chitqua [Tan-Che-Qua] was a Chinese artist who visited England from 1769 to 1772. During his time in London, he became famous for his work as a clay modeler. He was received as a foreign dignitary, attending an audience with King George III and a dinner at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited his work in 1770. English merchants operating in the Chinese port of Canton [Guangzhou] in 18th Century were enthusiastic about sitting for these clay modellers and sending the figures back to Britain as evidence of their good fortune. Note: Artists and merchants in 18th Century Canton [Guanzhou] were often referred to with the suffix ‘Qua’. There are two popular origins of the word. One is that it stands for ‘Guan’, which means government officials. Another explanation is that it stands for ‘Quadro’ in Portuguese, which means painting.

Production date 1768 - 1772

Persons keywordAmmon, Klemens

Object nameStatuette

Object categorySculpture

MaterialUnfired clay, Paint

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