Foregate Street, Chester
1827
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
28.3 × 36.5 cm (11 3/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
114026
Art Historical Context
Thomas Webster’s *Foregate Street, Chester* captures a bustling English street scene in 1827 with quiet precision. Created in graphite on smooth ivory wove paper, the drawing reflects the artist’s careful attention to architectural detail and everyday activity along one of Chester’s historic thoroughfares. Webster, known for his genre and landscape works, uses delicate shading and fine linework to evoke the texture of timber-framed buildings and the flow of pedestrians and carriages. Measuring just over 11 by 14 inches, this sheet belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago’s Prints and Drawings ...