A Village Scene in India [verso]

1814/1824

George Chinnery

Associated Names
George Chinnery

Artist, British, 1774 - 1852

The image shows a rural scene with a low eye-level perspective. A simple brick structure is in the middle distance, with a background suggesting a horizon. It is rendered in black ink with detailed brushstrokes for texture. Two figures and livestock are in the foreground, with foliage and makeshift structures on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.1 x 25.9 cm (6 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.20.b

Associated Artworks

This is an image of a line drawing showing a thatched-roof structure at an angle. In the background, two figures are near another structure to the left. The scene includes goats near a round basket. The drawing features delicate and fluid line work with varying thickness for texture. The color palette is monochrome, ranging from sepia to dark black. The composition focuses on ground level structures and activities, with vegetation in the background. The simplicity of materials adds to the rustic charm of the scene.

A Village Hut in India [recto]

George Chinnery

1814

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Leger Galleries Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, March 1988-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, no. 38.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996 (recto only).

Inscriptions

the artist's inscriptions are in Gurney shorthand; lower left in pen and black ink: (the head of the figure looking down and not at the child would be better) the artist's inscriptions are in Gurney shorthand; upper left verso in pen and black ink: (this is very ... similar to the original as it was when I sketched it); lower left verso in pen and black ink: (figures the right size); lower center verso in pen and black ink: (earth and grass, repeated twice); lower right verso in pen and black ink: (road); by later hand, upper left verso faintly in graphite: Chinnery; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 27
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Wikidata ID

Q64571307

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