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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two studies of a Chinese man holding up a birdcage is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
George Chinnery drew this twice on the same sheet. The man stands behind, holding a birdcage up near his shoulder. The lines keep it simple. Only the back view is shown, so we see the cage but not the man’s face. Next time you’re near the Victoria and Albert Museum, look for the Chinnery.
Two drawings by George Chinnery depict a Chinese man from behind, holding a birdcage at shoulder height. The sketches are part of a volume containing 93 sheets of drawings made in Macau and its vicinity. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange. Chinnery, a British artist active in India and China from 1802 to 1852, specialized in portraits and landscapes.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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