Buy A Bonnet Box
1804
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1804
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a man selling band-boxes outside a bookshop on Bond Street. He's standing near the entrance, with boxes and hats on display. You can see people walking by, going about their day. The bookshop in the painting was owned by Benjamin Tabart, a publisher of children's books. This watercolour is similar to others in its use of light and shadow, which is a technique called chiaroscuro.
