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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of a cow is a 12 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing shows two studies of a cow. The artist made these drawings to practice and refine their skills. This was a common practice among artists during the Romanticism period, where they would make multiple studies of the same subject to capture its different poses and moods. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Romanticism.
Two studies by George Chinnery depict a tethered cow in different positions, one standing and one reclining, included in a volume of 130 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. The drawings are part of an album of 93 works by Chinnery bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, worked as a portraitist before relocating to India in 1802 and later settling 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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