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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A crouching Chinese figure by a tethered calf and cow is a 1 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a young figure crouched beside a calf on a lead, with a cow standing close behind. The scene feels quiet, like a small daily moment caught in time. George Chinnery made it in the 1830s, a period when artists often sketched life around them. The boy holds a rope, guiding two animals at once. His hat and baskets sit nearby, suggesting he’s working or traveling. The drawing uses fine lines to build up light and shadow. Check out more drawings by George Chinnery.
A crouching figure, possibly a young boy, is depicted alongside his hat and baskets, holding a calf on a lead while a cow stands nearby in a drawing by George Chinnery. The work is part of an album containing 93 sketches made in Macau and its surrounding areas. The drawing was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of this album.
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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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