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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An ox and cart outside a Bengal village dwelling is a 14 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a simple village scene with an ox and a cart outside a thatched dwelling. The dwelling looks old and worn, with foliage growing around it. This drawing is interesting because it shows everyday life in a Bengal village, which was a unique subject for artists at that time. Check out the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how artists like Chinnery created detailed drawings.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a ruined thatched dwelling surrounded by foliage, with a humped ox resting beside a two-wheeled cart. Part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India, the work was bequeathed in 1928 as part of a larger collection of 93 drawings by the artist. George Chinnery (1774–1852), a British artist, established himself as a prominent portrait painter in British India before relocating to Macau in 1825, where he continued his artistic practice until his death.
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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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