A Street in Chartres
1836
watercolor
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1836
watercolor
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Street in Chartres is a 1836 watercolor by Thomas Shotter Boys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This watercolor shows a quiet street scene with two tall church spires rising in the background. People in old-fashioned clothes walk along the cobblestone road, some carrying bags or chatting. To the right, a café with a sign reading *"Café de la Paix"* sits next to a tree, while a wooden market stall appears on the left. The artist used light, loose brushstrokes to capture the soft glow of daylight on buildings and people. The colors are muted, with warm browns and blues blending together. Look up watercolor, glazing to see how artists build depth with layers of paint.
Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874) was an English watercolour painter and lithographer, mostly producing cityscapes and images of buildings, although he produced some rural landscapes and marine subjects.
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