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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two Chinese figures is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew these two figures in pencil back in 1852. One is a boatwoman, the other a man bending down. Their exact poses aren’t clear from the source text. The artist lived and worked in China for years. That explains why he drew daily life there. His time overseas shaped his style. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
Two standing figures are depicted in pencil: a boatwoman seen from behind, wearing a headscarf, and a stooping man in a cap. The drawings form part of an album of works by George Chinnery bequeathed in 1928. Chinnery, who lived from 1774 to 1852, worked in India before settling in Macau in 1825, where he produced portraits of both Western and Chinese subjects.
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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