Circle of George Chinnery (1774-1852)

A Banyan tree with a watercarrier in the foreground (illustrated); Horses and a carriage in front of a house on stilts; and A goatherd and watercarrier under a tree

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Circle of George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A Banyan tree with a watercarrier in the foreground (illustrated); Horses and a carriage in front of a house on stilts; and A goatherd and watercarrier under a tree
pencil and watercolour, heightened with gum arabic and with scratching out, unframed
4.3/8 x 7.3/8 in. (11.1 x 18.8 cm.); and slightly smaller; and two miniature watercolours of an elephant's procession and a colonial house by the same hand (5)

Lot Essay

The present drawings are close in style to the work of Lady Sarah Elizabeth Amherst (1762-1838). Lady Amherst was the wife of William Pitt, 2nd Lord Amherst who became Governor-General of India in 1823. She was a pupil of George Chinnery and often copied his drawings.

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