19
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A barber shaving the head of a child is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a scene of everyday life. It's a simple moment between a barber, a child, and the child's mother. The child is having its head shaved by the barber. The mother is holding the child from behind, a gentle presence in the scene. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this drawing, look into the technique of cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a barber shaving a child’s head while the child’s mother holds him from behind. The work is part of a volume containing 130 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. The drawing was bequeathed in 1928 as part of an album of 93 works 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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