19
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Houses on the Praya Grande, Macau, looking north-east is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of buildings along a coast, with people and fishing nets. The scene is quiet, with figures going about their daily business. This drawing shows a specific moment in time, with the artist paying attention to details like the fishing nets hung out to dry. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique of cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts buildings along Macau’s Praya Grande waterfront, viewed from the coastal fortlet of São Pedro toward Fort Monte, with figures and fishing nets hung out to dry. It is part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange and originally included 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who lived in Macau from 1825 until his death in 1852.
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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