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Four drawings of cows, by George Chinnery, 12

Four drawings of cows

George Chinnery

12

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Four drawings of cows is a 12 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

The title of this work is Four drawings of cows, created by George Chinnery. It's a drawing made on February 21, 1838. This work is part of the Romanticism movement and is held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which might have more information about George Chinnery's style and other similar drawings of cattle, and you can learn more about this style by looking at the movement: Romanticism.

The story of this work

Overview

Four drawings of cows appear alongside a small figure sketch within a volume of 179 sheets of drawings created by George Chinnery during his time in Bengal and Macau. The album containing these works was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally part of a larger collection of 93 drawings by the artist. Chinnery, who lived from 1774 to 1852, worked primarily as a portraitist before relocating to India and later China, where he continued to develop his artistic practice.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Portrait of George Chinnery
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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