Artwork
A blacksmith, and other sketches
A blacksmith, and other sketches is a drawing by the Romanticist artist George Chinnery. It dates from 12 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
George Chinnery made a drawing called *A blacksmith, and other sketches* in 1833. It’s a simple scene: a blacksmith works at his anvil, with tools around him. There are also quick studies of people and cows in the same sheet.
This sheet shows how artists practiced on the spot. Chinnery sketched fast, catching movement and shapes in just a few lines.
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Overview
This 1833 drawing by George Chinnery depicts a blacksmith at work, surrounded by his tools, alongside sketches of people and cattle.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing's central image is a blacksmith hammering at his anvil, with a furnace, bellows, and basket nearby. Additional sketches on the sheet capture figures and cattle in simple, expressive lines.
Technique & Style
The sheet exemplifies the artist's rapid, on-the-spot sketching technique, conveying movement and form through economical lines.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
