Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: St. Andre, Chartres, France

1839

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Architectural

Dominant colour

Picturesque Architecture in Paris, Ghent, Antwerp, Rouen: St. Andre, Chartres, 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 stone church with tall, rounded arches and a steep roof. People are outside: one man leads a donkey pulling a cart, another rides a white horse, and a woman in a long dress stands nearby. The church’s front has a small staircase and a carved rose window above the door. The artist focused on old buildings and everyday life. This was part of a series about European churches. Next, look up Romanticism to see how artists like this one used emotion 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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