Drawing
7/7/1817 (drawn)
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A drawing from an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. The drawing is in pencil and depicts a scene in India. To the left are the ruins of a brickwork building outside of which is a group of people. Behind this is another building with a veranda. On the reverse there are sketches, in pen and ink, depicting a man sitting down and a man smoking a hookah.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and pen and ink drawings on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing by George Chinnery, depicting a scene in India, from an album of 175 sheets of sketches made in India and China, pencil on paper, India, 1817 |
| Physical description | A drawing from an album containing 175 sheets of sketches made in China and India. The drawing is in pencil and depicts a scene in India. To the left are the ruins of a brickwork building outside of which is a group of people. Behind this is another building with a veranda. On the reverse there are sketches, in pen and ink, depicting a man sitting down and a man smoking a hookah. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'July 7. 1817' (Dated) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by James Orange |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929 |
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| Accession number | E.2121-1928 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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