Materials & Techniques: brown wash / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Mortain, Normandy

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/2 x 17 1/8 inches (29.2 x 43.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

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. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41. Study of Trees

Creator:: pupil of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and brown wash on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 13 1/8 inches (23.5 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. 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

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

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

3. East End of Saint Jacques at Dieppe, Normandy

4. Abbey Church at Fecamp, Normandy

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

6. Domfront, Looking to the South East

7. Portrait of a Scholar

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

9. Mortain, Normandy

10. Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

11. Holt Heath, near Norwich

12. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

13. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

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

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

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

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

18. Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Castle at Alencon

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

29. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

30. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

31. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

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

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

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

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

36. An Old Building

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

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

39. Douvres Church, Normandy

40. The Barons' Hall, Mont Saint Michel

41. Study of Trees

42. Coast Scene with a Castle