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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of plantain plants, with sketches of boatwomen is a 4 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew two big plantain leaves with fine ink lines. Next to them are quick pencil sketches of women in boats. It’s a casual mix of nature study and daily life. Chinnery worked in China and India, so these plantain leaves aren’t just plants—they’re records of places he saw. The boatwomen feel quick and alive, like he caught them in passing. His loose, sketchy style hints at the Impressionists who’d come later. See more of his work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing consists of inked representations of the broad leaves of plantain plants alongside small pencil sketches of boatwomen, part of an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange and includes 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked extensively in British India and Macau. Chinnery, a British artist active from 1791 to 1852, depicted both Western and Chinese subjects, including Tanka boatwomen who navigated small craft in the region.
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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