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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Chinese craft in shallow water is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is titled A Chinese craft in shallow water. It's a work by George Chinnery. The drawing shows a Chinese craft in shallow water with its sail furled. A figure is standing in the stern, adding a sense of life to the scene. This detail suggests the artist's attention to the people in the scene, not just the craft. To learn more about the style and methods used in this drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
A drawing depicts a Chinese craft anchored in shallow water, its sail lowered, with a figure standing at the stern. The work is part of a volume containing 97 sketches of shipping, figures, and animals, primarily created in China. The sheet was later bequeathed in 1928 as part of an album of 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
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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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