1836
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Chinese child is a 1836 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
A drawing by George Chinnery from 1836 depicts a child wearing a headscarf, which protects the back of the neck. The work is part of a volume containing 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The drawing was later included in an album of 93 works by Chinnery, bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China, is known for his portraits and landscapes in oil, as well as his detailed drawings of local figures.
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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