1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Waterside houses below Penha Hill, Macau is a 1830 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, depicting Zhejiang Province, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew this scene in 1830. It shows boats near houses by the Inner Harbour in Macau. Penha Hill hangs above, with a convent and bishop’s house on top. Chinnery lived in Macau for years. He sketched the local waterfront often. This work shows his careful style and love for the area’s light and life. Look up George Chinnery next.
A drawing by George Chinnery from 1830 depicts waterside houses in Macau, with Penha Hill rising above them, alongside a junk and Tanka boats on the Inner Harbour. The work is part of an album containing 130 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally including 93 drawings by Chinnery.
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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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