George Chinnery
1774-1852,English painter. Although long rumoured to be Irish, Chinnery was brought up in London, where he showed a precocious talent as a portrait painter in the traditions of Romney and Cosway. His grandfather, the calligrapher William Chinnery sr, was the author of Writing and Drawing Made Easy, Amusing and Instructive (London, 1750); his father, William jr, was also a writing master, and exhibited portraits at the Free Society of Artists. George entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1792
ID: 74055 An oil painting of James Achilles Kirkpatrick An oil painting of James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1764-1819), Lieutenant Colonel in the British East India company and it's resident in the princely state of Hyderabad from 1798 to 1805.
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