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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A boatwoman entering a beach dwelling is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing depicts a boatwoman bending to enter a dwelling constructed from the woven rattan coverings of a Tanka boat. It is one of 93 sketches in an album made by George Chinnery during his time in Macau and its surrounding areas. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of Chinnery’s works. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China from 1796 to 1852, is known for his portraits and landscapes in these regions.
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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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