La Chapelle de l'Institut, Paris

1839

Thomas Shotter Boys

Associated Names
Thomas Shotter Boys

Artist, British, 1803 - 1874

Charles Joseph Hullmandel

Printer, British, 1789 - 1850

The image shows an architectural scene. A building with a dome and classical columns is on the left, with other buildings extending towards a low horizon line. The artwork features detailed brushstrokes capturing the buildings' details. The color palette includes warm tones like ochre, beige, and browns, with dark accents. The sky is softly gradated. People in period clothing are scattered on the cobblestone area beneath the buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 41 x 29.1 cm (16 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 54 x 36.7 cm (21 1/4 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.72.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Groschwitz 1962, no. 24, State v

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: T. Boys 1839; lower right in image: LA CHAPELLE DE L'INSTITUT, PARIS

Wikidata ID

Q76358853

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