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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The church of S. Francisco and the adjacent fort, Macau is a 6 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery draws Macau’s Fortaleza de São Francisco rising above the bay. Steps lead up to the church of São Francisco, its white walls bright against shadows. A Portuguese flag waves on the fort, tiny but clear. Chinnery worked here for years, sketching daily life and buildings. He used simple lines but packed details—a roof tile, a distant sail. His drawings sold well to travelers. This sheet has three quick views of another church on the back. Look up Chinnery, George.
The drawing depicts the steps leading to the Convent and Church of São Francisco in Macau, alongside the adjacent Fortaleza de São Francisco overlooking the bay, with a Portuguese flag flying above. On the reverse are three sketches of the angled façade of the Church of São Domingos. It is part of an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 as part of a collection of 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
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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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