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Pavillon de Flore, Tuileries

Thomas Shotter Boys

1839

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paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Pavillon de Flore, Tuileries 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 a mix of people in 1800s clothes. On the left, a group stands near a lamppost, chatting while one woman in a white dress holds a basket. A man in a yellow vest sits on the curb, mending something. To the right, a covered wagon with a horse is parked outside a big, fancy building with tall windows and chimneys. The sky is pale, and trees add a touch of green. The fancy building is the Pavillon de Flore, a small palace in Paris. The artist focused on everyday life next to grand architecture—something people loved in the Romantic era. Next, check out lithography to see how this detailed 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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