18
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
An arm and hand holding a stick is a 18 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing depicts an arm and hand gripping the end of a stick, executed as part of a sketchbook containing 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. It is one of 93 works by George Chinnery bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, trained at the Royal Academy Schools and later established himself as a leading portrait artist in British India before settling in Macau in 1825. His sketches, including this one, reflect his observational practice during his travels and residence in East and South Asia.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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