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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of a Chinese boat under sail is a 12 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew two studies of a Chinese sailing boat in 1831. One drawing shows the boat straight-on, the other from the side with a tiny second boat tucked beside it. Light pencil lines catch the boat’s shape and sail. He worked in Macau, watching these boats daily. Two views give a quick, honest record—no fancy finish, just the facts. Next, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Two drawings by George Chinnery depict a Chinese boat with its sail raised, one positioned at a 90-degree angle to the other; the larger drawing includes a small boat alongside. These sketches are part of a volume containing 97 sheets of drawings featuring shipping, figures, and animals, primarily created during Chinnery’s time in China. The drawings were bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album of 93 works by Chinnery. George Chinnery (1774–1852), born in London, established himself as a prominent artist in British India before settling in Macau, where he remained until his…
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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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