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John Sell Cotman

202 works

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Pencil and watercolor study of a carved stone effigy of a robed figure with clasped hands beneath a pointed arch.

Study of a Coffin Lid from Houghton Churchyard, Norfolk

1822

Brown wash drawing of a cluster of trees, a fallen branch and a grassy bank with a small animal at lower right.

Study of Trees

Pencil and wash drawing of a tapering stone coffin lid with a carved foliate cross and scroll ornament.

Study of a Coffin Lid from a (?) Norfolk Church

1822

Pencil and watercolor study of a tapering coffin lid carved with a raised cross and Gothic tracery.

Study of a Coffin Lid from a (?) Norfolk Church

1817

Pencil drawing of Knapton church in Norfolk with a square battlemented tower, pointed windows, and grassy foreground.

Knapton Church, Norfolk, from the North-East

1817

Pencil sketch of a Gothic church porch with a pointed arch, carved capitals and a studded wooden door.

Porch of the Church of Stratton Saint Mary's, Norfolk

1811

Pencil and wash drawing of a Gothic church window with pointed arch and ornate stone tracery, by John Sell Cotman, 1818.

West Window of Snettisham Church, Norfolk

1818

Pencil drawing of a Gothic stone pulpit with tracery and canopy in a church interior beside a traceried window.

Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

1816

Pencil sketch of a church porch with arched doorway, timber belfry and thatched roof, with a seated figure at left.

Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

1810

Pencil drawing of a Gothic sedilia with tracery arches and stone steps set into a church wall.

A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

1816

Watercolour of fishing boats and a large sailing ship on choppy sea under a warm evening sky.

Off the French coast

1834

Grey-brown wash drawing of a Gothic church with a pointed doorway, tall windows and gravestones in the churchyard.

Cley Church, Norfolk

1818

Sir William Jackson Hooker. Line engraving by Harriet Turner after J. S. Cotman

Etching of the ruined west front of Byland Abbey in Yorkshire, with arched windows, a broken tower and overgrown trees.

Ruïne van de Byland Abbey te Yorkshire

1811

Etching of a seated woman in a rounded church doorway with decorative stone arch and wooden door, Braiseworth, 1811.

Kind zit voor een poort aan de zuidkant van de kerk van Braiseworth

1811

Etching of an octagonal garden house on a riverbank beside a stone bridge, with a seated figure and a lion statue.

Tuinhuis en stenen brug aan de rivier Yare, waar op de oever een figuur zit

1811

Print of three cows wading in a stream before a ruined Gothic abbey with an arched doorway and broken tower.

Drie koeien in een beek voor de ruïne van de Abdij van Kirkstall

1811

Etching of an old timber-framed house in Conway with women and a child on a dirt road under a cloudy sky.

Twee vrouwen met kinderen staan voor een vervallen pand in Conwy

1811

Etching of a dog lying before a carved Romanesque archway in a ruined stone wall, with rubble and foliage.

Hond ligt voor een poort van de ruïne van de Priorij van Kirkham

1811

Etching of a medieval stone church doorway with zigzag moulding, a wooden plank door with iron hinges, and grass in front.

Poort met houten deur en sleutel in Braiseworth

1811

Etching of a ruined Gothic arched window at Easby Abbey, with a seated figure and dog among overgrown plants.

Kind zit met een hond voor een venster van de ruïne van de Easby Abbey

1811

Etching of a seated man before ruined Gothic arches of an abbey, with ivy, shrubs and a bird flying overhead.

Wandelaar zit voor de ruïne van de refter van Fountains Abbey

1811

Etching of the ruined west front of a Gothic abbey with a clock tower, tall arched windows and statues in niches.

Gezicht op de ruïne van de Abdij van Croyland

1811

Etching of a ruined Gothic church east end with three men and two donkeys in the foreground.

Drie mannen en twee ezels staan aan de oostkant van de ruïne van Howden Minster

1811

Etching of the ruined St Botolph's Priory with tiered arches, a figure walking, and cattle resting by a shelter.

Ruïne van de Priorij van Sint Botwulf

1811

Etched harbor scene with horses, seated figures, a barrel and sailing ships with billowing sails along a quay.

Figuren en paarden in de haven van Fécamp

1792

Etching of a river scene with a stone building on a cliff, bare trees at right, a seated man and a dog on the bank.

Whitby. From 48 plates to Liber Studiorium

1838

Pencil sketch of an old thatched timber barn with a man carrying a sack beside barrels and trees.

An old barn

1814

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a rocky gorge with a stream and bare tree stumps under a pale sky.

Gorge with Tree Stumps

1782

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a stone bridge over a river, a castle tower, and trees on both sides.

Landscape Sketch with Bridge and Castle

1782

Pencil sketch of a small building, fence, and a cart with horses in a rural foreground.

Sketch of Buildings with Cart and Horses in Foreground

1782

Pencil sketch of a carved wooden chair before a Gothic arch and stone capital in a ruined church interior.

Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair

1782