Boulevard des Italiens, Paris (painting)
| Boulevard des Italiens, Paris | |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Crome |
| Year | 1815 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 54.5 cm × 87.3 cm (21.5 in × 34.4 in) |
| Location | Norwich Castle, Norfolk |
Boulevard des Italiens, Paris is an oil on canvas landscape painting by the English artist John Crome, from 1815. It is shown at the Norwich Castle, in Norfolk.[1]
History and description
It depicts a scene on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris. Featuring one of the Grand Boulevards of the city, it was produced, based on a sketch made during the artist's visit to the French capital in the wake of the 1814 Peace of Paris that ended the Napoleonic Wars.[2]
Crome was a prominent member of the Norwich School of artists known for their East Anglian landscapes. He displayed a Norfolk landscape at the Salon of 1814 at the Louvre and produced three views of Paris base on his visit.[3]
The painting is in a private collection but has been on a long-term loan to Norwich Castle.[4][5]
References
Bibliography
- Brown, David Blayney, Hemingway, Andrew & Lyles, Anne. Romantic Landscapes: The Norwich School of Painters. Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
- Binyon, Laurence. John Crome and John Sell Cotman. Seeley and Company, 1897.
- Hawcroft, Francis C. John Crome 1768-1821. Arts Council, 1968.
- Noon, Patrick & Bann, Stephen. Constable to Delacroix: British Art and the French Romantics. Tate, 2003.