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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Macanese woman seen from behind is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing is titled A Macanese woman seen from behind. It's a work by George Chinnery. The woman in the drawing has her head and shoulders covered by a cloak, and she's turning away from the viewer. This suggests that the artist was interested in depicting everyday life or scenes. To learn more about the style and techniques used in this drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a Macanese woman viewed from behind, her head and shoulders draped in a cloak as she turns away. The work is part of a volume containing 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The drawing was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album of 93 works by 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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