This is a list of portraits in the Gallery of Governors of Macau, a historic collection of 41 portraits depicting the Portuguese governors of Macau. The portraits were formerly displayed in the Portrait Room on the Palace of Praia Grande in Macau and were delivered to the custody of the Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre in 1999, where they became a part of its collection.

Background

Most of the governors depicted served between 1846 and 1999, a period of around 150 years. The first portrait is that of João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, who served from 1846 to 1849, while the last is of Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira, the final governor of Macau under Portuguese administration, who served from 1991 to 1999. The gallery is divided into five sections reflecting different phases of Macau's contemporary history:

I. The "refoundation" of Macau (1846–1886) II. The end of the imperial monarchies (1886–1910) III. Between two wars in the World (1914–1946) IV. The challenges of the post-war (1947–1974) V. The paths of transition (1974–1999)

The portraits below are arranged in chronological order according to each tenure. Governors without an official portrait are omitted from this list. Images are not available for all portraits.

The "refoundation" of Macau (1846–1886) Portrait Subject Tenure Medium Artist Date Collection Inv. no. Ref João Maria Ferreira do Amaral 1846–1849 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3308 Francisco António Gonçalves Cardoso 1851 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3309 Isidoro Francisco Guimarães 1851–1863 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3310 José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral 1863–1866 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3311 José Maria da Ponte e Horta 1866–1868 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3312 António Sérgio de Sousa 1868–1872 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3313 Januário Correia de Almeida 1872–1874 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3314 José Maria Lobo de Ávila 1874–1876 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3315 Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva 1876–1879 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3316 Joaquim José da Graça 1879–1883 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3317 Tomás de Sousa Rosa 1883–1886 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3318

The end of the imperial monarchies (1886–1910) Portrait Subject Tenure Medium Artist Date Collection Inv. no. Ref Firmino José da Costa 1886–1889 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3319 Francisco Teixeira da Silva 1889–1890 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3320 Custódio Miguel de Borja 1890–1894 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3321 José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa 1894–1897;1900–1902 Oil on canvas Unknown 19th–20th century (?) Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3322 Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo 1897–1900 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3323 Arnaldo de Novais Guedes Rebelo 1902–1903 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3324 Martinho Pinto de Queirós Montenegro 1904–1907 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3325 Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho 1907–1908 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3326 José Augusto Alves Roçadas 1908–1909 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3327 Eduardo Augusto Marques 1909–1910 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3328

Between two wars in the World (1914–1946) Portrait Subject Tenure Medium Artist Date Collection Inv. no. Ref José Carlos da Maia 1914–1916 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3329 Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa 1918–1919;1926–1930;1937–1940 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3332 Henrique Monteiro Correia da Silva 1919–1922 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3330 Rodrigo José Rodrigues 1923–1924 Photograph on paper Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3331 Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia Magalhães 1925–1926 Oil-retouched photograph Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3333 Joaquim Anselmo da Mata Oliveira 1931 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3334 António José Bernardes de Miranda 1932–1935 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3335 Gabriel Maurício Teixeira 1940–1946 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3336

The challenges of the post-war (1947–1974) Portrait Subject Tenure Medium Artist Date Collection Inv. no. Ref Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira 1947–1951 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3337 Joaquim Marques Esparteiro 1951–1956 Photograph on paper Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3338 Pedro Correia de Barros 1957–1958 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3339 Jaime Silvério Marques 1959–1962 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3628 António Lopes dos Santos 1962–1966 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3630 José Manuel de Sousa e Faro Nobre de Carvalho 1966–1974 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3629

The paths of transition (1974–1999) Portrait Subject Tenure Medium Artist Date Collection Inv. no. Ref José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro 1974–1979 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3626 José Eduardo Martinho Garcia Leandro 1974–1979 Photograph on paper Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3343 Nuno Viriato Tavares de Melo Egídio 1979–1981 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3627 Vasco de Almeida e Costa 1981–1986 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3345 Joaquim Pinto Correia 1986–1987 Oil on canvas Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3631 Carlos Montez Melancia 1987–1990 Photograph on paper Unknown 20th century Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3347 Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira 1991–1999 Oil on canvas Luís Pinto Coelho 1999 Museu de Macau, Lisbon 3624

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