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The image shows a street scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, with cathedral spires reaching towards the sky. The buildings have rustic architecture, including a cafe. The sky is light blue with clouds. People are depicted with impressionistic brushstrokes, adding movement and scale. Watercolor is used to create texture and light and shadow effects.
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The image shows a street scene from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, with cathedral spires reaching towards the sky. The buildings have rustic architecture, including a cafe. The sky is light blue with clouds. People are depicted with impressionistic brushstrokes, adding movement and scale. Watercolor is used to create texture and light and shadow effects.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Street in Chartres

Thomas Shotter Boys

Date
1836
Medium
watercolor with gouache with scraping over touches of graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 29 × 1.6 cm (11 7/16 × 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1999.110.1
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • British
  • Tree
  • City
  • Tower
  • Figures
Provenance

Sir John Witt, London [1907 - 1982]; by descent until 1990. (Agnew's London, stock no. DB 3946). Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Inscription

lower center in brown ink: J S Boys[?}

NGA object ID 111448. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.