1835
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The ruins of St Paul's church, Macau, after the fire of 26 January 1835 is a 1835 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Five days after a big fire wrecked St Paul’s church in Macau, artist George Chinnery drew what was left. The drawing shows the inside through a main arch, with only bits of scrollwork and trim still standing. It’s a quick, careful look at loss and ruins right after disaster struck. You can almost feel the silence where the roof once was. Next time you’re in London, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A drawing by George Chinnery from 1835 depicts the interior of St Paul's Church in Macau, showing the structure five days after a destructive fire left it irreparably damaged, with remnants of its scrollwork and architectural features visible through the central arch. The work is part of an album containing 93 sketches made in Macau and its surroundings, bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, a British artist born in 1774, established himself as a prominent portrait painter in India before relocating to Macau in 1825, where he spent the remainder of his life.
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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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