19
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Governor's House, and Pedro Fort, Macao is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork depicts a westward view along the Praya Grande in Macau, featuring the pedimented entrance to S. Pedro Fort on the left with a Portuguese flag flying above it. The drawing was executed during Chinnery's residence in Macau, part of a larger album of 93 works bequeathed in 1928. On the reverse side of the sheet, pencil sketches of boatwomen and soldiers are visible. The album includes drawings made along the south China coast, including Macau and Canton.
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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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