1819
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Village Scene in India [verso] is a 1819 ink by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet village with crumbling ruins and simple buildings. A few people walk or sit near animals and a small boat by the water’s edge. The artist used quick, loose lines to draw trees, rocks, and a broken tower in the background. Notice how the ink lines overlap in some spots to add shading—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the scene depth without heavy color. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use it to create texture.
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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