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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A village street, Bengal is a 16 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew a Bengal street scene in pencil. The drawing shows worn-down houses and overgrown walls. A few Indian figures stand near the ruins. Chinnery lived in India and Macau. He traveled with this drawing when he moved. The back has a date that tells the story. Check out more of his work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a village street in Bengal, featuring Indian figures among adjacent dwellings, one of which appears ruinous with overgrown walls. The work, dated October 2, 1827 in shorthand on the reverse, was likely brought by Chinnery from Calcutta (Kolkata) to Macau, where he relocated in 1825. It is part of an album containing 175 sketches made during his time in China and India. The drawing was later bequeathed in 1928 as part of an album of 93 works 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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