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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Chinese man and two goats beneath a banana palm is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a Chinese man standing with two goats under a banana palm tree. This drawing is interesting because it shows a everyday scene from a different culture. The artist likely drew this from life, which gives us a glimpse into what daily life was like. Check out the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how this drawing was made.
The drawing depicts a Chinese figure standing beside a banana palm with two goats nearby, part of an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. It was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album with 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who spent much of his career in British India and later Macau. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, initially worked as a miniature portraitist before relocating to India in 1802 and eventually settling in Macau in 1825. The album reflects his travels and artistic activity in the region.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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