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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Macau with the church of S. Lourenço is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of Macau's waterfront with a church in the background. The church has twin towers that rise above the buildings. This drawing is special because it shows how the city looked a long time ago, with old buildings and a busy harbor. The drawing was made to be transferred to another medium, which is why it has a grid on it. Some of the grid has been rubbed out, but you can still see the lines. The artist used a technique to create this drawing, and if you want to learn more about how it was made, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts the western part of Macau, viewed from the bay toward the west, with the twin towers of São Lourenço Church prominently rising above the waterfront buildings. The composition includes a squared grid for transfer, though parts of the rectangular guide lines have been erased. It is one of 175 sketches in an album of works made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 as part of a larger collection of 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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