Materials & Techniques: brown wash / Period: 19th century / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

1. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1805 to 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches (24.1 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 inches (18.1 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, gray wash and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (15.9 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 inches (24.8 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Aylmerton Church; Norfolk, from the South-West

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (18.7 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Knapton Church, Norfolk, from the North-East

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 10 1/2 inches (17.8 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (20 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Capitals in the Abbey Church of St. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 9 inches (29.8 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. View of the Donjon of Château Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (19.4 x 25.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Caverns Excavated in the Rock within the Castle of Château Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 x 15 inches (20.6 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Interior of the Chapel of Saint Julien, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, and watercolor on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 13 1/8 inches (24.1 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. West Front of the Church of Oyestraham [Ouistreham], near Caen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches (33.3 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. East End of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (34.9 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. The Barons' Hall, Mont Saint Michel

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 16 1/4 inches (23.8 × 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Domfront, Looking to the South East

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/8 x 16 1/2 inches (28.3 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Holt Heath, near Norwich

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches (16.8 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

17. Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches (27.3 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Sculpture on a Suite of Capitals in the Cloisters of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 12 inches (22.5 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. East End of Saint Jacques at Dieppe, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 8 7/8 inches (29.5 × 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Sculpture upon a House on the North Side of the Cathedral at Bayeux

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1819
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches (30.2 x 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Military School and Abbey Church of St Stephen at Caen

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches (26 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. West Doorway and Window in the Church of Ham near Valognes, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 3/8 inches (31.8 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. An Old Building

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1824
Materials & Techniques:: Brown wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (19.1 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. South-East View of the Church of Ifs, Near Caen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 1/4 x 11 3/8 inches (46.4 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Douvres Church, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches (36.8 x 23.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Abbey Church at Fecamp, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches (39.7 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Notre Dame sur l'Eau, Domfront, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches (26 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of Saint. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, brown wash, and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 x 13 1/4 inches (23.8 x 33.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Portrait of a Scholar

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 5 1/2 inches (17.8 x 14 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Coast Scene with a Castle

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 x 11 5/8 inches (22.9 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 9 inches (27.9 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Capitals and A & B Bas-Reliefs in the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches (29.8 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Tower of the Village Church of Saint Maclou, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 7 1/8 inches (30.5 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Entrance into the Cornmarket, Formerly the Chapel of St. Louis, at Bayeux

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (24.1 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. East End of the Abbey Church of St. Paul at Rouen, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 10 3/8 inches (17.8 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Church of Yainville, near Saint Georges de Bocherville, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 x 10 1/2 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Part of the Old Fortifications at Saint Lo, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 x 8 5/8 inches (30.8 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. South-East View of the Church of Lery, near Pont-de-l'Arche, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches (19.7 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. St. Peter at Lisieux, Normandy: West Front

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 16 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches (42.5 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Castle at Alencon

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1820
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/2 x 13 inches (24.1 x 33 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

2. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

3. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

4. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

5. Aylmerton Church; Norfolk, from the South-West

6. Knapton Church, Norfolk, from the North-East

7. Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy

8. Capitals in the Abbey Church of St. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

9. View of the Donjon of Château Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

10. Caverns Excavated in the Rock within the Castle of Château Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy

11. Interior of the Chapel of Saint Julien, near Rouen, Normandy

12. West Front of the Church of Oyestraham [Ouistreham], near Caen, Normandy

13. East End of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

14. The Barons' Hall, Mont Saint Michel

15. Domfront, Looking to the South East

16. Holt Heath, near Norwich

17. Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

18. Sculpture on a Suite of Capitals in the Cloisters of the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

19. East End of Saint Jacques at Dieppe, Normandy

20. Sculpture upon a House on the North Side of the Cathedral at Bayeux

21. Military School and Abbey Church of St Stephen at Caen

22. West Doorway and Window in the Church of Ham near Valognes, Normandy

23. An Old Building

24. South-East View of the Church of Ifs, Near Caen, Normandy

25. Douvres Church, Normandy

26. Abbey Church at Fecamp, Normandy

27. Notre Dame sur l'Eau, Domfront, Normandy

28. Arches in the West Side of the Cloister of Saint. Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

29. Portrait of a Scholar

30. Coast Scene with a Castle

31. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

32. Capitals and A & B Bas-Reliefs in the Abbey Church of Saint Georges de Bocherville, near Rouen, Normandy

33. Tower of the Village Church of Saint Maclou, Normandy

34. Entrance into the Cornmarket, Formerly the Chapel of St. Louis, at Bayeux

35. East End of the Abbey Church of St. Paul at Rouen, Normandy

36. Church of Yainville, near Saint Georges de Bocherville, Normandy

37. Part of the Old Fortifications at Saint Lo, Normandy

38. South-East View of the Church of Lery, near Pont-de-l'Arche, Normandy

39. St. Peter at Lisieux, Normandy: West Front

40. Castle at Alencon