George Chinnery

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Self-Portrait (circa 1840)

George Chinnery (born January 5, 1774 in London , † May 30, 1852 in Macau ) was a British painter who worked mainly in India and China .

Life

Chinnery received his training at the schools of the Royal Academy of Arts and then made a name for himself as an artist in Ireland from 1796 . In 1799 he married Marianne Vigne in Dublin .

He later returned to London. Presumably due to high debts, Chinnery had to flee his hometown in 1802, where he left his wife and children behind, and traveled to India. He did not see his family again in India until 16 years later. There he became the leading artist in the British community and portrayed numerous colonial officials and entrepreneurs. In addition, he also recorded the life of the Indian population in numerous drawings and watercolors.

Despite his good order book, Chinnery was constantly in need of money. In 1825, again heavily in debt, he had to flee from his creditors to China. There he lived in Macau until his death in 1852 .

Works (selection)

  • A Chinese Mandarin

  • A Merchant Naval Captain

  • A Man Carrying Fagots

  • Indian Landscape with Temple

  • James Achilles Kirkpatrick

literature

  • Patrick Conner: George Chinnery. 1774-1852. Artist of India and the China Coast. Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge 1993, ISBN 1-85149-160-0 .
  • Patrick Conner: The Flamboyant Mr Chinnery. An English Artist in India and China. River Books Press, Bangkok 2012, ISBN 978-6-16-733912-2 .

Web links

Commons : George Chinnery  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Single receipts

  1. ↑ Chinnery, George at pastellists.com, accessed May 9, 2014
  2. ^ A b Eastern promise: George Chinnery at independent.co.uk, accessed May 9, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Chinnery, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British painter
DATE OF BIRTH January 5, 1774
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1852
Place of death Macau