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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two Chinese figures with two calves is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a drawing from the 1800s by George Chinnery. It shows two people sitting on the ground with two calves nearby—one calf stands, the other rests. The artist used Romanticism, so the scene feels warm and human, not stiff. It’s a quick sketch, not a polished painting. Drawings like this let artists practice details fast. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing depicts two seated figures accompanied by two calves, one standing and one reclining, and is part of a volume containing 179 sheets of drawings made in Bengal and Macau. The work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album of 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked in India and China during the early 19th century.
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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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