Tour du gros-horloge, Evreux

1824

Richard Parkes Bonington

Associated Names
Richard Parkes Bonington

Artist, British, 1802 - 1828

The image shows a street-level view of a grand clock tower surrounded by medieval-style buildings. The tower rises prominently against the cloudy sky, detailed with gothic features and a flag on top. The art is intricate with precise brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, mostly gray. People in historical attire are depicted going about daily activities on the bustling street.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 51.7 × 34.1 cm (20 3/8 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2076

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939, no. 19, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Voyages pittoresques ... l'ancienne France: Normandie

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographie et grave de R. P. Bonington. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939.

Wikidata ID

Q64961250

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