L'Abbaye St. Amand, Rouen

1839

Thomas Shotter Boys

Associated Names
Thomas Shotter Boys

Artist, British, 1803 - 1874

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Printer, British, 1789 - 1850

The image depicts a cityscape with buildings rising upwards. The brushstrokes are fine and detailed, capturing architectural features and figures. The color palette is soft and muted with earthy tones dominating. A group of people stand close by, some pigeons peck at the ground, and a stairway leads to a door with handcarts nearby. In the distance, more buildings and figures are visible, along with birds flying in the sky. The sky is pale blue with patches of cloud.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.1 x 26.8 cm (14 3/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 54 x 36.8 cm (21 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.72.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Groschwitz 1962, no. 24, State k

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 left in image: L'ABBAYE ST. AMAND, ROUEN

Wikidata ID

Q76358845

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