Two drawings of the prow of a Chinese boat
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two drawings of the prow of a Chinese boat is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew two close-up views of a Chinese boat’s prow in 1825. Both sheets show the sharp front of a large vessel, gangplank down, ropes coiled neatly. One rope drops from the winch almost to the water line. He worked in ink on paper during the height of Romanticism. The drawings focus on simple nautical shapes rather than grand scenery. Look next at George Chinnery.
