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John Sell Cotman Collection

John Sell Cotman was a renowned British artist known for his exquisite landscapes and watercolor paintings

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: The Landing, c1810, (1923). Artist: John Sell Cotman

The Landing, c1810, (1923). Artist: John Sell Cotman
The Landing, c1810, (1923). From The Studio Volume 84. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum Plate 32 Caernarvon Castle N

Liber Studiorum Plate 32 Caernarvon Castle N
Liber Studiorum: Plate 32, Caernarvon Castle, N. Wales, 1838. John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842). Softground etching, from a bound volume containing 48 plates; sheet

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum Plate 28 Caernarvon Castle N

Liber Studiorum Plate 28 Caernarvon Castle N
Liber Studiorum: Plate 28, Caernarvon Castle, N. Wales, 1838. John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842). Softground etching, from a bound volume containing 48 plates; sheet

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Illustration depicting a street scene in Tyrol by John Sell Cotman

Illustration depicting a street scene in Tyrol by John Sell Cotman
3520741 Illustration depicting a street scene in Tyrol by John Sell Cotman; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a street scene in Tyrol by John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Cley Church, Norfolk, 1818. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Cley Church, Norfolk, 1818. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Cley Church, Norfolk, 1818. St Margaret's Church at Cley-next-the-Sea dates from the 14th-16th centuries

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Mountain Scene with Rocks, first half 19th century. Creator: Cotman, John Sell, Follower of

Mountain Scene with Rocks, first half 19th century. Creator: Cotman, John Sell, Follower of
Mountain Scene with Rocks, first half 19th century

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Boy Milking Cow. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Boy Milking Cow. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Boy Milking Cow

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Eye Mill in Suffolk. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Eye Mill in Suffolk. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Eye Mill in Suffolk

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Waterfall with Rocks. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Waterfall with Rocks. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Waterfall with Rocks

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Landscape with Hills and Water. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Landscape with Hills and Water. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Landscape with Hills and Water

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: A Cottage at Dorking in Surrey, c. 1800/1801. Creator: John Sell Cotman

A Cottage at Dorking in Surrey, c. 1800/1801. Creator: John Sell Cotman
A Cottage at Dorking in Surrey, c. 1800/1801

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Gorge with Tree Stumps. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Gorge with Tree Stumps. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Gorge with Tree Stumps

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Landscape with Church, first half 19th century. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Landscape with Church, first half 19th century. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Landscape with Church, first half 19th century

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Ruined Tomb Inscribed 'A.M.G.'. Creator: John Sell Cotman. Ruined Tomb Inscribed 'A.M.G.'

Ruined Tomb Inscribed "A.M.G.". Creator: John Sell Cotman. Ruined Tomb Inscribed "A.M.G."
Ruined Tomb Inscribed "A.M.G."

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: A Dry Dock, first half 19th century. Creator: John Sell Cotman

A Dry Dock, first half 19th century. Creator: John Sell Cotman
A Dry Dock, first half 19th century

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Wooded Landscape, probably 1841. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Wooded Landscape, probably 1841. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Wooded Landscape, probably 1841

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: The Devil's Tower, 1833/1834. Creator: John Sell Cotman

The Devil's Tower, 1833/1834. Creator: John Sell Cotman
The Devil's Tower, 1833/1834

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Perawa, - Malwa, 1834. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Perawa, - Malwa, 1834. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Perawa, - Malwa, 1834. Alternative title: Palace at Perawa, Malwa, Bengal, India. From "Views in India, China and on the Shores of the Red Sea, Vol. I". [Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1835]

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Landscape in Normandy (oil on canvas)

Landscape in Normandy (oil on canvas)
2654955 Landscape in Normandy (oil on canvas) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 32.9x48.1 cm; National Museum and Gallery, Cardiff, UK; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Punt among reeds (w/c & graphite on paper)

Punt among reeds (w/c & graphite on paper)
NGW388593 Punt among reeds (w/c & graphite on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 19.4x27.5 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: The Old House at St. Albans, c. 1806 (oil on millboard laid on panel)

The Old House at St. Albans, c. 1806 (oil on millboard laid on panel)
MAN364955 The Old House at St. Albans, c.1806 (oil on millboard laid on panel) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 42x33.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Off Lowestoft: Fresh Breeze, 1833 (w/c on paper)

Off Lowestoft: Fresh Breeze, 1833 (w/c on paper)
MAN277422 Off Lowestoft: Fresh Breeze, 1833 (w/c on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 24.2x33.4 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Mont St. Michel, 1828 (w/c, pencil and bodycolour on paper)

Mont St. Michel, 1828 (w/c, pencil and bodycolour on paper)
MAN364956 Mont St. Michel, 1828 (w/c, pencil and bodycolour on paper) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 28.9x53.9 cm; Johann Strauss-Wohnung, Vienna, Austria; © Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Dinant

Dinant
LIV45941 Dinant by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); University of Liverpool Art Gallery & Collections, UK; (add.info.: by John Sell Cotman)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Near Durham, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Near Durham, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Near Durham, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Lakenham, Near Norwich, 1838 Creator: John Sell Cotman

Lakenham, Near Norwich, 1838 Creator: John Sell Cotman
Lakenham, Near Norwich, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth, 1832 (pencil and watercolour)

Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth, 1832 (pencil and watercolour)
651980 Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth, 1832 (pencil and watercolour) by Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842); 36.1x53.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: John Sell Cotman (engraving)

John Sell Cotman (engraving)
818684 John Sell Cotman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Portrait of Ann Miles, later Mrs. John Sell Cotman, full-length

Portrait of Ann Miles, later Mrs. John Sell Cotman, full-length
3059509 Portrait of Ann Miles, later Mrs. John Sell Cotman, full-length, her right hand holding a parasol, her left arm resting on a plinth, 1805 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Thirtle

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Bridge at Knaresborough, c. 1802 / 1804. Creator: James Bulwer

Bridge at Knaresborough, c. 1802 / 1804. Creator: James Bulwer
Bridge at Knaresborough, c. 1802/1804

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Farm Building by a Pond, 1808-11(?). Creator: John Sell Cotman

Farm Building by a Pond, 1808-11(?). Creator: John Sell Cotman
Farm Building by a Pond, 1808-11(?)

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: The Abbatial House, Abbey of St. Ouen, Rouen, 1824-31. Creator: John Sell Cotman

The Abbatial House, Abbey of St. Ouen, Rouen, 1824-31. Creator: John Sell Cotman
The Abbatial House, Abbey of St. Ouen, Rouen, 1824-31

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Boats off the Coast, Storm Approaching, 1830. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Boats off the Coast, Storm Approaching, 1830. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Boats off the Coast, Storm Approaching, 1830

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Ruined Castle, 1802-42. Creator: Unknown

Ruined Castle, 1802-42. Creator: Unknown
Ruined Castle, 1802-42

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Creator: John Sell Cotman

Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Creator: John Sell Cotman
Draining Mill, Lincolnshire, 1810, (1947). Wooden pumping windmill beside a dyke in the Fens. Picture in the British Museum, London. From " British Windmills and Watermills, by C. P. Skilton

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Traveler in a Woodland Landscape, 1806. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)

Traveler in a Woodland Landscape, 1806. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)
Traveler in a Woodland Landscape, 1806. The precocious Cotman left his native Norfolk at the young age of 16 and traveled to London with the aspiration to be an artist

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)

Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)
Tower of the Church of Haute Allemagne near Caen

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1810. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)

Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1810. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1810. Rievaulx Abbey belongs to Cotmans first series of etchings, published in 1811. The thirteen images depict the landscape of Yorkshire

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 31, Conway Castle, N. Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British)

Liber Studiorum: Plate 31, Conway Castle, N. Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British)
Liber Studiorum: Plate 31, Conway Castle, N. Wales, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 21, View in North Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British

Liber Studiorum: Plate 21, View in North Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British
Liber Studiorum: Plate 21, View in North Wales, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 17, A Study, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)

Liber Studiorum: Plate 17, A Study, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782-1842)
Liber Studiorum: Plate 17, A Study, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 14, Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales, 1838. Creator

Liber Studiorum: Plate 14, Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales, 1838. Creator
Liber Studiorum: Plate 14, Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 15, Cader Iris, North Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British)

Liber Studiorum: Plate 15, Cader Iris, North Wales, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman (British)
Liber Studiorum: Plate 15, Cader Iris, North Wales, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 12, Dolbadern Castle, Llanberris Lake, North Wales, 1838. Creator

Liber Studiorum: Plate 12, Dolbadern Castle, Llanberris Lake, North Wales, 1838. Creator
Liber Studiorum: Plate 12, Dolbadern Castle, Llanberris Lake, North Wales, 1838

Background imageJohn Sell Cotman Collection: Liber Studiorum: Plate 13, Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: No. 5, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman

Liber Studiorum: Plate 13, Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: No. 5, 1838. Creator: John Sell Cotman
Liber Studiorum: Plate 13, Duncomb Park, Yorkshire: No. 5, 1838



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John Sell Cotman was a renowned British artist known for his exquisite landscapes and watercolor paintings. His works captured the essence of nature, showcasing its beauty in various forms. In "The Landing, c1810, " Cotman skillfully depicts a serene coastal scene, with boats gently resting on the shore under a clear blue sky. "The Old House at St. Albans, c. 1806" showcases Cotman's mastery of oil painting as he portrays an ancient house nestled amidst lush greenery. The rich colors and intricate details bring this historical building to life. Cotman's "Off Lowestoft: Fresh Breeze, 1833" demonstrates his expertise in watercolor techniques. The painting captures the energy of the sea as waves crash against sailboats, creating a sense of movement and excitement. In "Mont St. Michel, 1828, " Cotman combines watercolor, pencil, and body color to depict the iconic French landmark shrouded in misty atmosphere. The delicate strokes create depth and texture while capturing the architectural grandeur of Mont St. Michel. Cotman's love for travel is evident in his work "Dinant. " This picturesque town along the River Meuse inspired him to create a stunning landscape that showcases both natural beauty and human architecture. His piece titled "Near Durham, 1838" transports viewers to an idyllic countryside setting with rolling hills and charming cottages dotting the landscape—a testament to Cotman's ability to capture rural tranquility through his artistry. "Lakenham Near Norwich, 1838" exhibits Cotman's attention to detail as he portrays a peaceful village scene bathed in warm sunlight. The play between light and shadow adds depth and dimensionality to this captivating composition. "Fishing Boats Off Yarmouth, 1832" reveals Cotman's talent for combining pencil sketches with vibrant watercolors—creating dynamic scenes filled with movement and life.