Meadows with a Distant View of Oxford

1830s

Thomas Shotter Boys

Associated Names
Thomas Shotter Boys

Artist, British, 1803 - 1874

The image depicts a pastoral landscape from a low vantage point. The horizon is just below the center line, with distant architectural structures visible. The brushstrokes are delicate and precise, typical of watercolor techniques. The color palette consists of muted earthy tones for the land and trees, and light blues and grays for the sky. Closest to us are grasses, bare earth, and leafless trees, leading to a field, lined trees, and distant buildings. The sky above shows soft clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and watercolor touched with white gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mimi and Sanford Feld

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29 x 41.5 cm (11 7/16 x 16 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.143.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York); Mr. and Mrs. Sanford I. Feld, Far Hills, NJ; partial gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • English Sketches and Studies, Anthony Reed, London; Davis and Long Company, New York, no. 57.

1979

  • Through English Eyes: The Geography of Romanticism in British Watercolors, 1760-1860, The Katonah Gallery, New York, 1979, no. 26.

1980

  • British Watercolors and Drawings, 1750 - 1910, Lowe Gallery, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1980, no. 5, pl. 28.

1981

  • Selections from the Collection of Mimi and Sanford Feld. Museum of Art, University Park, PA; Aspen Center for the Visual Arts, 1981. Catalogue by Melinda Kahn Tally, no. 34.

Wikidata ID

Q64633295

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