Artwork

Vue d'une rue des Faubourgs de Besançon (View of a Street in the Outskirts of Besançon)

Vue d'une rue des Faubourgs de Besançon (View of a Street in the Outskirts of Besançon) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Richard Parkes Bonington. It dates from 1827 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Vue d'une rue des Faubourgs de Besançon is a 1827 lithograph on chine collé by English artist Richard Parkes Bonington, capturing a street scene in Besançon's outskirts.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a rustic street lined with aged, somewhat dilapidated buildings, bustling with people and smoke-filled chimneys, romanticizing everyday urban life.

Technique & Style

Bonington's lithograph on chine collé achieves a textured, depthful quality, characteristic of his skill in conveying light and atmosphere, blending English and French artistic influences.

History & Provenance

Created during Bonington's time in France, where he bridged English Romanticism with French traditions, before his death at 26, which prematurely ended a career influential to British art.