12
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Macanese woman seen from behind is a 12 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew this in 1840. It’s a simple line drawing on paper. You see a woman in Macanese dress walking away, her head covered as was the custom. This was made during the Romantic period. Back then, artists often showed everyday life with real feeling. This piece feels quiet but full of small details. Look up George Chinnery next.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a woman in traditional Macanese attire, her head covered, walking away from the viewer. The work is part of an album of 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, containing 93 drawings by Chinnery. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, worked as a portraitist in India before settling in Macau in 1825, where he remained 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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