A Western woman seated by a mirror

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

A Western woman seated by a mirror is a 10 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: George Chinnery
When & what style?: 10 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

A drawing depicts a Western woman in a low-cut dress with shoulder ruffles adjusting a floral bouquet on her bodice while seated near a framed mirror held by another Western woman. The verso contains pencil sketches of Chinese porters and a dog. It is part of a volume of 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album containing 93 drawings by George Chinnery.

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About the artist

Artist

George Chinnery

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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