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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Indian village dwellings with a humped ox is a 18 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a drawing of a village with thatched roofs and a humped ox. The village looks old and worn down, with cooking pots and a banana palm nearby. This drawing is interesting because it shows everyday life in a simple way. Check out the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how artists create detailed drawings like this one.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts dilapidated thatched village dwellings alongside a humped ox, cooking pots, and a banana palm. The work is part of an album containing 175 sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally containing 93 drawings by Chinnery.
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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