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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Macau, looking south-west along the peninsula is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of Macau, looking southwest along the peninsula. The hills and buildings are detailed, with the Praya Grande to the left. This drawing is interesting because it shows the landscape from a specific viewpoint, with mainland China visible in the distance, and it even continues on a small added piece of paper. This added detail suggests the artist wanted to include more of the scene. The drawing gives a sense of the area's geography. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery from the early 19th century depicts Macau viewed from elevated ground in the north-east of the peninsula, looking south-west toward Penha Hill, with the Praya Grande visible to the left and the hills of mainland China in the distance; the composition extends onto an attached strip of paper on the right. The work is part of an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made during Chinnery’s travels in China and India.
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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