Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: Rue de La Licorne

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: Rue de La Licorne 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 sketch shows a narrow street corner with an old stone building. The wall is rough and weathered, with a small arched window framed by ornate carvings. Above it, a sign reads "Rue de la Licorne," and the building’s facade has faded lettering. The drawing is mostly in muted grays and browns, with a few touches of color on the window and roof. The artist signed it "Thomas Shotter Boys" and noted it was "Drawn from Nature on Stone." This means he sketched it outside, not in a studio. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more of this sketch in person.

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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