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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The gateway to the convent of Santa Clara, Macau is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a detailed drawing of a gateway leading to a convent in Macau. The convent's gateway is ornate and the drawing shows a lot of detail. The artist paid close attention to the architecture and the surrounding area, including another convent on the right. You can look up the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how this drawing was created.
The drawing depicts the intricately designed entrance to the convent of Santa Clara in Macau, viewed from the Franciscan Green, with the convent of S. Francisco visible to the right. It is part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally comprising 93 drawings by George Chinnery, a British artist who worked extensively in India and China during the early 19th century.
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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