Artwork
Pigs and cows
Pigs and cows is a drawing by the Romanticist artist George Chinnery. It dates from 20 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. A drawing featuring farm animals created with ink and pencil.
About this work
Overview
A drawing featuring farm animals created with ink and pencil.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts cows and pigs, with additional faint pencil outlines of human figures, suggesting a possible narrative or contextual relationship between the animals and people.
Technique & Style
The artist employed ink to define the animals, while pencil was used for the human figures, which remain more subtly suggested.
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Artist
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.
