Cotman, John Sell (1782 – 1842) – Norfolk; Gillingham Hall.
Cotman, John Sell (1782 - 1842)
Norfolk; Gillingham Hall.
Pencil and monochrome wash. Signed and dated, 1818. Illustrated: Thomas Cromwell, 'Excursions in the County of Norfolk', Longman 1818, Vol.1, p.76 (engraved by T. Webb). Provenance: Christie's, November 1977, Lot 67.
This is one of the seventy-seven drawings Longman commissioned from Cotman to illustrate their 'Excursions in the County of Norfolk', one of the series of guidebooks they intended to cover each county in the country. David Hill regards these Excursion drawings as 'some of the most sparing and economically beautiful drawings of Cotman's career. In many ways they represent the aesthetic peak of his early career.'
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This is one of the seventy-seven drawings Longman commissioned from Cotman to illustrate their 'Excursions in the County of Norfolk', one of the series of guidebooks they intended to cover each county in the country. David Hill regards these Excursion drawings as 'some of the most sparing and economically beautiful drawings of Cotman's career. In many ways they represent the aesthetic peak of his early career.'
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