Pavillon de Flore, Tuileries

1839

Thomas Shotter Boys

Associated Names
Thomas Shotter Boys

Artist, British, 1803 - 1874

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Printer, British, 1789 - 1850

The image shows a street scene with a grand building on the right. The perspective is from street level, looking towards the building. A streetlamp is on the left. The brushstrokes show detailed architectural elements and figures. The color palette consists of earthy tones for the building and softer shades for the sky. Reds and greens are used in the clothing. The scene depicts a tranquil street from a past era.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.2 x 29.1 cm (13 7/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 54 x 36.7 cm (21 1/4 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.72.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Groschwitz 1962, no. 24, State w

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Groschwitz, Gustave von. "The Prints of Thomas Shotter Boys." Prints: Thirteen Illustrated Essays on the Art of the Print, Selected for the Print Council of America. Edited by Carl Zigrosser. New York, 1962: 191-215.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: T Boys; lower right in image: PAVILLON DE FLORE TUILERIES

Wikidata ID

Q76358834

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