1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Fishermen with their nets on a rocky coast is a 1830 by George Chinnery, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see fishermen standing on a rocky coast, holding nets over the water. They're getting ready to catch some fish. One of them is holding a special net called a lift net, which is suspended from bamboo arms. This drawing shows everyday life in a coastal town, like Macau. To learn more about the artist's style, look up the technique: cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery from 1830 depicts fishermen on the rocky coast of Macau, one of whom holds a lift net suspended above the waves. The work is part of an album containing 175 sketches made during Chinnery’s travels in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally comprising 93 drawings by the artist. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China, settled in Macau in 1825 and remained there until his death in 1852.
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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