8
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Part of the A-Ma Temple, Macau is an 8 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, depicting Pavilion, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows the entrance steps and buildings of the A-Ma Temple in Macau. The temple is overshadowed by trees on the hillside above. The artist also included some extra sketches on the back, like cattle under a thatched shelter and Chinese tombs, which gives us a glimpse into their interests. This detail suggests the artist was curious about everyday life in Macau. To learn more about this style, look up the technique: cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts the entrance steps and parts of the A-Ma Temple in Macau, with surrounding buildings partially obscured by hillside trees. On the reverse, studies of cattle beneath a thatched shelter and Chinese tombs are visible. It is one of 175 sketches in an album bequeathed in 1928 as part of 93 drawings by George Chinnery. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China, settled in Macau in 1825 and remained there until his death in 1852.
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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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