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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The church and convent of S. Francisco, Macau, from across the bay is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a church and convent across a bay, with small boats and a figure on the beach. The scene is peaceful, with the church as the main focus. It's also interesting to note that the artist included everyday details like boulders on the beach and a person in wet-weather dress. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking into the technique of cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts the church and convent of S. Francisco in Macau, viewed from a rocky shoreline across the Praya Grande, with small boats anchored in the shallow water and a figure dressed for wet weather standing nearby. It is one of 175 sketches in an album of works made during Chinnery’s travels in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, containing 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who lived and worked 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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