Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: La. Ste Chapelle, Paris

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: La. Ste Chapelle, Paris is a 1839 by Thomas Shotter Boys, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

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

About this work

This drawing shows a tall, pointed church with big windows and a steep roof. In front, workers move heavy blocks of stone, and a crane leans over the street. Nearby buildings have small windows and sloped roofs, and a few people walk around. The artist focused on how buildings look in real life, not just how they’re supposed to. The church’s details—like the carvings and buttresses—are drawn carefully, even though it’s mostly in black and white. Next, look up Romanticism to see why artists like this one loved drawing real places.

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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