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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of a pair of legs is a 16 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery made two quick studies of a pair of crossed legs in 1844. They’re simple drawings, just lines on paper, but they feel alive and real. You can see the toes curl just a little. The artist captured a quiet moment without extra fuss. Two small sheets, same subject, same day. Try looking up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
Two drawings by George Chinnery depict a pair of crossed legs with feet positioned closely together, included in a volume of 406 drawings made during his time in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The studies are part of an album of 93 drawings by Chinnery, bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, worked primarily as a portraitist before relocating to India in 1802 and later settling in Macau in 1825, where he continued to refine his drawing techniques.
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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