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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Three drawings of soldiers is a 13 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing is titled "Three drawings of soldiers" by George Chinnery. It's interesting that these drawings show soldiers from the Portuguese garrison in Macau, which was a significant location at the time. The fact that they might be the same soldier in different poses adds a layer of depth to the work. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.
Three drawings by George Chinnery depict soldiers, possibly the same individual, from the Portuguese garrison in Macau, each holding a musket. The central sketch includes the artist’s shorthand notation for "correct" and the sheet is numbered 23, while the others bear erased shorthand inscriptions and a date of April 22, 1847. The works were part of an album of 93 drawings by Chinnery, bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, an English artist active in India and China, settled in Macau in 1825, where he remained until his death in 1852.
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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