Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: L'Hôtel de Ville, Arras, France

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: L'Hôtel de Ville, Arras, France 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 busy town square with a tall, ornate building at its center. The building has a clock tower with a spire, arched windows, and detailed carvings. People in old-fashioned clothes walk, sit, and chat in front of it, while shops and smaller houses line the sides. The artist focused on the building’s intricate details, like the clock face and the carvings on the walls. This was made in 1839 as part of a series about European cities. Next, check out the Romanticism movement to see how artists highlighted emotion and nature in their work.

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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