5
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two figures with a cow and calf; and two Macanese women is a 5 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows two scenes in one frame: a Chinese man and child leading cattle, and two Macanese women walking away under shawls. George Chinnery made it in 1833 using simple pencil strokes. The women’s backs face us, so we see their heavy shawls more than their faces. Chinnery drew this in the Romantic style, which liked everyday life and mood over polished perfection. Look next at George Chinnery.
Two drawings by George Chinnery depict a Chinese man and child driving a cow and calf, and two Macanese women walking away with their heads covered by shawls. The works are part of a volume containing 179 sheets of drawings made in Bengal and Macau. The album, bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, originally included 93 drawings by Chinnery.
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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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