Drawing
- Place of origin:
Hong Kong (drawn)
- Date:
1846 (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Chinnery, George, born 1774 - died 1852 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Pen and ink drawing on paper
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by James Orange
- Museum number:
E.2173-1928
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 92, shelf D, box 16
Physical description
A drawing from an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. The drawing is in pen and ink and depicts a scene in China. On the reverse there is a sketch in pencil, pen and ink showing buildings beside a fishing harbour.
Place of Origin
Hong Kong (drawn)
Date
1846 (drawn)
Artist/maker
Chinnery, George, born 1774 - died 1852 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pen and ink drawing on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Sketches in Hong Kong 1846.'
Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: 22.5 in volume, Width: 15.375 in volume, Height: 8.25 in sheet, Width: 10.75 in sheet
Descriptive line
Drawing by George Chinnery, depicting a scene in China, from an album of 175 sheets of sketches made in India and China, pen and ink on paper, China, Hong Kong, 1846
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Materials
Paper; Ink
Techniques
Drawing (image-making)
Subjects depicted
Harbour
Categories
Drawings; Topography
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
