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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Two sweepers is a 19 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing shows two men sweeping the floor. They are wearing Western jackets and hats. The men are chained together, which is an interesting detail about this work, as it suggests they may be prisoners or laborers. This adds a layer of context to the simple act of sweeping. To learn more about this style of drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts two men dressed in Western-style jackets and hats, bound together by chains, each sweeping the floor with a broom. It is part of a volume containing 406 drawings made in Macau, Guangzhou, and Bengal. The work was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange as part of an album of 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
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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