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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of Chinese men is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The title of this work is "Two drawings of Chinese men". It was created by George Chinnery between 1825 and 1852. The drawing is part of the Romanticism movement, which often emphasized emotion and individualism, and this work might reflect that in its portrayal of everyday people. You can learn more about this style by looking at the movement: Romanticism.
Two drawings by George Chinnery depict a man bending over a basket and another standing with a pole, included in a volume of 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The works were bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album containing 93 drawings by Chinnery. Chinnery, born in London in 1774, trained at the Royal Academy Schools and later established himself as a prominent portrait artist in British India before settling in Macau in 1825. His subjects ranged from Western merchants to Chinese hong merchants and Tanka boatwomen.
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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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