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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Chinese porter and a cow is a 2 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing shows a young cow and a man carrying baskets. This work is interesting because it gives us a glimpse into everyday life. The man's baskets are carried from a pole slung over his shoulders, which was a common way to carry heavy loads. The style of this drawing can be compared to the work of artists associated with the movement: Romanticism.
The drawing depicts a young cow or calf alongside a man carrying baskets suspended from a shoulder pole. It is one of 179 sheets from a volume of sketches made in Bengal and Macau. The work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album containing 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who spent his later years in Macau after establishing himself as a prominent artist in British India.
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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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