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L'Abbaye St. Amand, Rouen

Thomas Shotter Boys

1839

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

L'Abbaye St. Amand, Rouen is a 1839 ink by Thomas Shotter Boys, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Thomas Shotter Boys
When & what style?: 1839 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This street scene shows old stone buildings with crumbling walls and wooden shutters. A group of people in simple clothes stand near a crumbling archway, while others walk up a steep staircase. Pigeons scatter on the ground, and a wooden cart sits near a ladder against a half-built wall. The artist focused on everyday life in a ruined area, blending rough textures with soft light. The buildings look like they’ve been there for centuries, with cracks and missing bricks. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.

About the artist

Artist

Thomas Shotter Boys

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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