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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Mr. Pereira's house, Macao is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a drawing from 1825 showing Mr. Pereira's house in Macao. The artist used Romanticism to capture a quiet moment along the Praya Grande. You can see why this street was a key spot for trading ships. The house belonged to one of Macao’s leading Portuguese families. Chinnery focused on the architecture and the light around it. Look for more works by George Chinnery at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a view looking southwest along the Praya Grande in Macau, featuring the residence of the Pereira family, a prominent Portuguese household. The work is part of an album of 130 drawings created in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, containing 93 drawings by Chinnery. Chinnery, a British artist born in 1774, spent his later years in Macau after establishing himself in India, where he gained recognition for his portraits and landscapes.
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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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