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A Chinese junk with timbers being hauled aboard
A Chinese junk with timbers being hauled aboard 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. This drawing depicts a large Chinese junk viewed from the stern.
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Overview
This drawing depicts a large Chinese junk viewed from the stern.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows the junk with timbers being hoisted aboard, accompanied by smaller surrounding craft, capturing a moment of activity related to the vessel's operation or maintenance.
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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.
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