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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Ruins of an arcaded building is a 16 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of a ruined building with tall walls and one arch still standing. The drawing shows a lot of detail, with crumbling stones and overgrown plants. It's interesting because the artist took time to draw each stone and arch, showing how the building fell apart. This drawing is similar to work done using a technique called cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts the remains of a structure, featuring tall ruined walls with a single intact arch. The work is part of an album containing 175 sketches made during his travels in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally containing 93 drawings by Chinnery. George Chinnery (1774–1852) was an artist who worked extensively in British India and later in Macau, where he died.
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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