Li Shigong (far left) and Chen Laoyi translating the Bible as Robert Morrison (1782-1834) looks on, an engraving after George Chinnery's now-lost c. 1828 original

George Chinnery (1774–1852)

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Title: Li Shigong (far left) and Chen Laoyi translating the Bible as Robert Morrison (1782-1834) looks on, an engraving after George Chinnery's now-lost c. 1828 original
Description: Li Shigong (far left) and Chen Laoyi translating the Bible as Robert Morrison looks on, an engraving after George Chinnery's now-lost c. 1828 original
Bibliographic Citation: Eliza Morrison, Memoirs of the Life and Labours Robert Morrison, v. 1 (London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839).
Creator: George Chinnery (1774–1852)
Bibliographic Citation Republished: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6762240
Type: image
Language: English
Rights: Public Domain
Source: Eliza Morrison, Memoirs of the Life and Labours Robert Morrison, v. 1 (London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1839).
Original Item: sjsu-library.github.io
Identifier: unionist--image-0191
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Category: Image
Related Transcription: unionist--text-0125
Location of Related Text in Issue: 1833-09-05 p01.51
Caption: Li Shigong (far left) and Chen Laoyi translating the Bible as Robert Morrison (1782-1834) looks on, an engraving after George Chinnery's now-lost c. 1828 original. Robert Morrison was instrumental in establishing Anglo-Sino institutions, including the college at Malaca, and the work of translating the Bible into Cantonese.