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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An enclosure, Macau is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a simple enclosure made of wood and reeds on stone blocks. A pig is standing outside. There's a sketch of boat-dwellings on the back. The drawing is detailed and shows the structure clearly. The artist paid attention to the textures of the materials used in the enclosure. This suggests they were interested in the everyday details of the scene. To learn more about similar drawing styles, look up the technique: cross-hatching.
A drawing depicts a structure made of wood and reeds on a stone base, with a pig positioned outside. On the reverse side of the sheet, a sketch shows boat-dwellings elevated on posts. The work is part of an album containing 175 sketches created in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally containing 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
Read the full account in the museum source.
George Chinnery (Chinese: 錢納利; 5 January 1774 – 30 May 1852) was an English painter who spent most of his life in Asia, especially India and southern China.
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