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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A boatwoman and a goat and kids by a Chinese tomb is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a boatwoman sitting by a Chinese tomb with a goat and its kids. The scene is peaceful, and the boatwoman seems lost in thought. This drawing is interesting because it shows everyday life in a different culture, and the artist paid attention to the details of the scene. Check out the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how artists create shading and texture in their work.
The drawing depicts a boatwoman seated beside a Chinese tomb, accompanied by a goat and two kids, and is part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally containing 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked as a portraitist and landscape artist in British India and China during the early 19th century. Chinnery, who settled in Macau in 1825, frequently depicted both Western and Chinese subjects, including the Tanka boatwomen who navigated Western traders in local waters. The work reflects his observations during his…
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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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