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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Two seated Chinese figures with a basket and hat is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew two seated Chinese figures in 1825. It’s a simple street scene in ink on paper. Two boys or young men sit side by side with a basket and wide hat between them. It’s a tiny sheet—only 28 by 22 cm. Yet it feels alive with quiet activity. Details like the boys’ hands and the woven basket hint at daily life. Look up the museum that keeps this drawing for you to see.
This drawing depicts two young Chinese men or boys seated on a street, engaged in a game. It is part of an album containing 130 drawings made by George Chinnery in Macau, Guangzhou, and nearby areas. The work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of a collection of 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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