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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A Village Scene in India [verso]

George Chinnery (British, 1774 - 1852)

1814/1824

Medium
pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 17.1 x 25.9 cm (6 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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