14
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Chinese figures and cattle is a 14 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing shows Chinese figures and cattle. It was made over a few days in January 1831. The artist was likely interested in everyday life, as the drawing depicts men at work. The drawing is part of a collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. This museum has many artworks from different periods and styles. The drawings in this collection are notable for their varied orientations. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.
The drawing is part of a volume containing 406 works made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal, featuring Chinese laborers and cattle in various orientations. It was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album of 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked in British India and later Macau. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, established himself as a prominent portraitist in Calcutta before relocating to Macau in 1825. His subjects included Western merchants, Chinese traders, and local boatwomen.
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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