Who created "A Street in Chartres"?

A Street in Chartres was created by Thomas Shotter Boys in 1836.

What medium is "A Street in Chartres"?

A Street in Chartres is watercolor with gouache with scraping over touches of graphite.

Is "A Street in Chartres" in the public domain?

Yes, A Street in Chartres is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Street in Chartres

Thomas Shotter Boys

1836

Medium

watercolor with gouache with scraping over touches of graphite

Dimensions

sheet: 29 × 1.6 cm (11 7/16 × 5/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Donald Stone

Accession Number

1999.110.1

About the Artist

Thomas Shotter Boys · 1803–1874

Thomas Shotter Boys was born on 2 January 1803 in Pentonville, London, and received his first professional training as an apprentice to the engraver George Cooke. When his apprenticeship concluded he crossed the Channel to Paris, a move that would transform his artistic direction entirely. There he encountered Richard Parkes Bonington, the brilliant English watercolourist whose fresh, luminous ren...

A Street in Chartres

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