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Two Indian cows, by George Chinnery, 2

Two Indian cows

George Chinnery

2

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Two Indian cows is a 2 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
George Chinnery
When & what style?
2 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The drawing depicts two humped Asian cattle, known as Brahmin or Brahman cattle, and is part of a volume containing 179 sheets of drawings made in Bengal and Macau. It was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album with 93 drawings by George Chinnery, who worked primarily in India and China during the early 19th century.

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About the artist

Portrait of George Chinnery
Artist

George Chinnery

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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