8
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A boatwoman with a child on her back, and a window with shutters opened is an 8 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing shows a boatwoman with a child on her back and a window with shutters opened. This work is interesting because it gives us a glimpse into everyday life. The artist, George Chinnery, made this drawing in 1840, which helps us understand what people's daily lives were like back then. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a boatwoman bending forward with a child secured on her back, alongside a window with open shutters. Part of an album of 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal, the work was bequeathed in 1928 as part of a collection of 93 drawings by Chinnery. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China from 1802 to 1852, is known for his portraits and landscapes in colonial settings. The scene reflects his observations of local life, including Tanka boatwomen who navigated Western merchant vessels.
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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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