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A watercolor and ink painting of a violet and yellow sunset over India’s Ganges River. A dome topped building sits atop the bank, with figures bathing in the river below.
A watercolor and ink painting of a violet and yellow sunset over India’s Ganges River. A dome topped building sits atop the bank, with figures bathing in the river below.
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  • A watercolor and ink painting of a violet and yellow sunset over India’s Ganges River. A dome topped building sits atop the bank, with figures bathing in the river below.
  • A watercolor and ink painting of a violet and yellow sunset over India’s Ganges River. A dome topped building sits atop the bank, with figures bathing in the river below.

George Chinnery

Sunset on the Ganges

Description

Maker

George Chinnery (English, 1774-1852)

Title

Sunset on the Ganges

Year

ca. 1808-1825

Medium

  • Pen and Brown ink,
  • watercolor,
  • and touches of graphite wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pen and Brown ink,
  • watercolor,
  • and touches of graphite wove paper

Materials

null, null, null, watercolor, pen and ink

Supports

  • null,
  • null,
  • null

Dimensions

15.2 x 22.7 cm (6 x 8 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

73.204.7

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

A group of men bathe in the river Ganges while the ruins of a domed building emerge from a thicket on the riverbank. The sunset sets the sky ablaze with purple and golden light. George Chinnery, an English artist in British-occupied India, executed numerous watercolors inspired by his travels in the country’s northern regions. He boldly blended warm yellows and browns with cool purples and blues to visualize this glimmering scene. More an idealized evocation than the documentation of a real place, this watercolor emphasizes light, a dreamlike mood, and picturesque detail.

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

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George Chinnery (English, 1774-1852)
Sunset on the Ganges, ca. 1808-1825
pen and brown ink, watercolor, and touches of graphite wove paper
15.2 x 22.7 cm (6 x 8 15/16 inches)
Anonymous gift 73.204.7

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