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George Chinnery 1774-1852,English painter. Although long rumoured to be Irish, Chinnery was brought up in London, where he showed a precocious talent as a portrait painter in the traditions of Romney and Cosway. His grandfather, the calligrapher William Chinnery sr, was the author of Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive (London, 1750); his father, William jr, was also a writing master, and exhibited portraits at the Free Society of Artists. George entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1792
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Painting ID:: 39858 Road over a Bridge at Serampore,Bengal and Sketches of the River-scene,Skrine,and Workshippers at serampore
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Pen and Brown ink over traces of pencil
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Painting ID:: 74055 An oil painting of James Achilles Kirkpatrick
An oil painting of James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764-1819), Lieutenant Colonel in the British East India company and it's resident in the princely state of Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805.
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Painting ID:: 92710 Street Scene, Macao, with Pigs
Date not given
Source Victoria and Albert Museum
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Painting ID:: 96474 Chinese Street Scene at Macao
between 1825 and 1852
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George Chinnery
1774-1852,English painter. Although long rumoured to be Irish, Chinnery was brought up in London, where he showed a precocious talent as a portrait painter in the traditions of Romney and Cosway. His grandfather, the calligrapher William Chinnery sr, was the author of Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive (London, 1750); his father, William jr, was also a writing master, and exhibited portraits at the Free Society of Artists. George entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1792
. Related Artists to George Chinnery: | Francesco del Cossa | Samuel Sidley | Jan Jansz. Treck | Hans von Kulmbach | Johann Georg Meyer |
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