A woman's ankles and feet

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Classical Antiquity Barefoot

Dominant colour

A woman's ankles and feet is a 14 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, depicting Barefoot, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: George Chinnery
When & what style?: 14 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

George Chinnery made a simple but careful drawing of a woman’s feet. It shows her barefoot, with her skirt just above her ankles. The artist worked in 1837—a small sheet of paper holds this quiet study. He used Romanticism’s close attention to ordinary moments. Little marks dot the page to suggest light and form. This piece sits in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum now. Take a look at the technique called cross-hatching next.

The story of this work

Overview

A drawing by George Chinnery depicts a woman's feet and ankles, with her skirt ending just above the ankle. The work is part of a volume containing 496 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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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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