Graftombe van Sir George Broke, Lord Cobham en zijn vrouw Anne

About this artwork

hoogte 222 mm x breedte 286 mm

Art Historical Context

Visitors to our virtual museum will appreciate *Graftombe van Sir Georgeke, Lord Cobham zijn vrouw Anne* (Tomb of Sir George Bro, Lord Cobham, his wife Anne), a pen drawing by British topographical artist Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874). Measuring 222 mm high by 286 mm wide, this intimate work captures the intricate details of a grand funerary monument, likely from the Tudor era, showcasing Boys' precision in rendering historical architecture and sculpture. Boys, renowned for his meticulous line work in pen and ink as well as lithography, belonged to the 19th-century tradition of antiquarian ...

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...