A River and Cottage with White Paling

1833

Thomas Shotter Boys

Associated Names
Thomas Shotter Boys

Artist, British, 1803 - 1874

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.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite with gouache and scratching out on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • 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.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.35.1

Artwork history & notes

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.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • The Color of Nature: Recent Acquisitions of Landscape Watercolors, NGA, 2014.

Inscriptions

lower center in brown ink: Thos. Boys 1833; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Boys

Watermarks

J WHATMAN 1825

Wikidata ID

Q64633297

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