3
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ruined walls and rocks on a bank of the River Hugli is a 3 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery shows a riverbank crumbling into the Hugli. Rocks jut from tall grass. A man sits on broken brickwork. Others wade in the shallow water. This isn’t a grand scene. It’s a quick sketch from 1822. Chinnery used ink with fine lines to capture light and shadow. He drew this while traveling in India. Look closer at his use of cross-hatching. It makes the rocks feel rough and real. Try sketching a riverbank yourself.
A drawing depicts a riverbank with rocks and vegetation, featuring an Indian figure seated on a ruined bastion and additional figures in shallow water. 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 George 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.
See the richer artist pageYour cart is empty
Explore artworks →
