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GEORGE CHINNERY. indian temple

Indian Temple. Artist: George Chinnery (British, London 1774-1852 Macau). Dimensions: sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 9/16 in. (12.5 x 16.7 cm). Date: ca. 1808-12.
In the early nineteenth century, the British East India Company's growing presence in India encouraged London-trained artists to travel to the subcontinent. Chinnery left England in 1802 to seek portrait commissions in Madras, Calcutta, and Dacca (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh). This lively sketch of a small Indian temple, falling into ruin and buffeted by a passing squall, likely dates to his residence in Dacca between 1808 and 1812. In that period the artist stayed with the British East India representative Sir Charles D'Oyly; this work was once housed in an album assembled by a collector who knew both D'Oyly and Chinnery.

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Author: GEORGE CHINNERY (1774-1852)

Title: indian temple

Caption: Indian Temple. Artist: George Chinnery (British, London 1774-1852 Macau). Dimensions: sheet: 4 15/16 x 6 9/16 in. (12.5 x 16.7 cm). Date: ca. 1808-12. In the early nineteenth century, the British East India Company's growing presence in India encouraged London-trained artists to travel to the subcontinent. Chinnery left England in 1802 to seek portrait commissions in Madras, Calcutta, and Dacca (present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh). This lively sketch of a small Indian temple, falling into ruin and buffeted by a passing squall, likely dates to his residence in Dacca between 1808 and 1812. In that period the artist stayed with the British East India representative Sir Charles D'Oyly; this work was once housed in an album assembled by a collector who knew both D'Oyly and Chinnery.

Technique/material: WATERCOLOR

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 3812 × 2804 px | 30.6 MB

Print size: 32.3 × 23.7 cm | 1500.8 × 1103.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • DRAWINGS • EUROPE • GEORGE CHINNERY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • UNITED KINGDOM • WATERCOLOR • WATERCOLORS