11
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Chinese figures around a covered basket is a 11 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing depicts four Chinese figures gathered around a covered basket and a bowl, part of an album containing 130 works created in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. It was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album with 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked extensively in British India before settling in Macau in 1825. Chinnery, known for portrait and landscape painting, documented the local community, including Western merchants and Chinese figures such as the Tanka boatwomen. The album reflects his observations during his residence in the region.
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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