Period: 19th century / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842 / Work Type: watercolor

1. Castle Acre Priory

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1805 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 7 5/8 inches (30.5 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. 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

3. 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

4. Mountainous Landscape, North Wales

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gum over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches (21.6 x 32.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

5. Gate-way, Saint Mary's Wiggenhall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 8 7/8 x 11 1/8 inches (22.5 x 28.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches (27.3 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (18.4 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Bridge in a Continental Town

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 5/8 x 20 1/2 inches (34.6 x 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Château Navarre, near Evreux, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (24.4 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A Summer Day

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1827 to 1837
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on Medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches (31.8 x 46.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Yarmouth Sands, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1820 to 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and scraping out on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (29.8 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Interior of a Church, Looking West from South Aisle

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (28.9 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches (34 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. In Rokeby Park

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1800 to 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 9 inches (33 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Fantastic Figures Seated on a Mound

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches (18.4 x 11.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Ruin of a Norman Church

Creator:: after John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches (32.1 x 22.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches (21.9 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Errand Boy Asleep in a Church

Creator:: circle of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1825
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches (23.8 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 9 1/8 inches (17.8 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, mounted to medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches (26 x 36.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 x 8 1/2 inches (33 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 5/8 x 11 inches (37.1 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Norwich Cathedral: Interior of the North Aisle of the Choir, Looking East

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1829
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 1/2 inches (34.9 × 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Castle Acre Priory

2. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

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

4. Mountainous Landscape, North Wales

5. Gate-way, Saint Mary's Wiggenhall, Norfolk

6. Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

7. Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

8. Bridge in a Continental Town

9. Château Navarre, near Evreux, Normandy

10. A Summer Day

11. Yarmouth Sands, Norfolk

12. Interior of a Church, Looking West from South Aisle

13. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

14. In Rokeby Park

15. Fantastic Figures Seated on a Mound

16. Ruin of a Norman Church

17. A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

18. Errand Boy Asleep in a Church

19. Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

20. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

21. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

22. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

23. Norwich Cathedral: Interior of the North Aisle of the Choir, Looking East