Read the visual description
The painting depicts a landscape with a serene body of water in the foreground. In the center, there is a wooden bridge with figures walking over it. To the right, there is a rustic house surrounded by greenery and a white picket fence. The sky is filled with clouds ranging from light cream to dark gray. The color palette includes earthy tones, muted grays, and blues. Birds can be seen in the sky and near the water.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A River and Cottage with White Paling
Thomas Shotter Boys
- Date
- 1833
- Medium
- watercolor over graphite with gouache and scratching out on wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 19.1 x 25.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.) mount: 32.2 x 43.8 cm (12 11/16 x 17 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2012.35.1
- Credit line
- William B. O'Neal Fund
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- figure
- Bridge
- Water
- House
- Nature
Provenance
Henri-Eugène-Philippe-Louis d'Orleans, duc d'Aumale, Orleans House, Twickenham(?); Hon. Emily Jane Mercer Elphinstone de Flahault (1819 - 1895); by descent; (sale, Christie's New York, 26 January 2012, no. 151); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2012 by NGA.
Inscription
lower center in brown ink: Thos. Boys 1833; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Boys
Watermarks
J WHATMAN 1825
NGA object ID 158109. 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.