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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Praya Grande, Macau, at sunset is a 6 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a sunset view of the Praya Grande in Macau. It's a drawing of a bay with buildings and hills in the background. The drawing is detailed, with many lines and shading to create depth. The artist used a lot of detail to show the scene. To learn more about this style of drawing, look up the technique: cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts the Praya Grande waterfront in Macau at sunset, viewed westward from São Pedro Fort toward Penha Hill and its summit convent. Part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India, the work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of a collection of 93 drawings by George Chinnery. Chinnery, who lived in Macau from 1825 until his death in 1852, is known for his portraits and landscapes created during his time in British India and China.
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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