A Street in a Town
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1931-64-278
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**A Street in a Town**Eugène Édouard Soulès (French, 1811–1876) *ca. 1840, Drawing* Smithsonian American Art Museum into the bustling everyday life of mid-19th-century France withène Édouard Soulès delicate drawing *A Street in a Town Created around 1840, this work captures a typical urban scene during a transformative era in European history. France was undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization, with towns evolving amid social and political changes following the July Monarchy. Soulès, a French artist active in this Romantic period, likely sketched this to evoke the charm and...