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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The convent and church of S. Francisco, Macau, seen from across the bay is a 6 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of a church and convent across a bay. The artist drew this from a specific spot, close to a small fort. This detail suggests the artist was interested in the relationship between the buildings and their surroundings. The drawing uses a technique like cross-hatching to create shading and depth, similar to what you'd see if you looked up the technique of cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts the church and convent of S. Francisco in Macau, viewed from the Praya Grande near the small fort of S. Pedro, with a sketch of a harp on the same sheet. The work is part of an album containing 175 sketches made during Chinnery's travels in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, comprising 93 drawings by the artist. George Chinnery (1774–1852), born in London, established himself as a prominent artist in British India before settling in Macau in 1825, where he remained until his death.
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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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