A Chinese Peasant

1839

George Chinnery

Associated Names
George Chinnery

Artist, British, 1774 - 1852

The pencil sketch shows a person in a walking stance, with one leg in front of the other. The figure is leaning slightly forward with minimal facial features and short hair. Their attire appears loose and suggests movement. The person carries a long object over their shoulder and holds a circular item by their side. The background is sparse, with faint lines indicating ground or terrain, and a subtle outline of a column in the distance. The sketch focuses on capturing motion and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.9 x 12.1 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.94

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Appleby Bros., London, 1962); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • British Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the J.F. McCrindle Collection, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1974, no 22.

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 168 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, upper right in graphite: + May* 3, '39; by later hand on mount, lower center verso in graphite: 11 1/4 x 10 5/8

Wikidata ID

Q64571310

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