Creator Gender: male / Period: 19th century / Associated Places: England / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

1. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 15 inches (19.1 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 x 5 1/4 inches (17.8 x 13.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and yellow wash on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 8 1/2 inches (30.5 x 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. 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

5. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and yellow wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. 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

7. 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

8. Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (12.1 x 17.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Blickling Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches (18.7 x 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (22.2 x 41.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Brampton Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 3/8 inches (22.2 x 28.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Brandsby Tower, Yorkshire

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/16 x 7 5/8 inches (25.9 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. 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

14. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1804
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/8 x 11 inches (35.9 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. Column at Yarmouth to the Memory of Lord Nelson

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 18 7/8 x 12 5/8 inches (47.9 x 32 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 21 3/4 x 36 1/8 inches (55.2 x 91.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches (39.1 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (13.7 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (28.6 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (31.8 x 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. 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

26. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1815 to 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 9 1/4 inches (15.2 x 23.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. 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

29. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches (22.2 x 28.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. 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

31. Lakenham, near Norwich

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches (26 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Near Whitby, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1814
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches (18.4 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 9 5/8 inches (30.5 x 24.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. 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

35. On the Medway

Creator:: Print made by Miles Edmund Cotman, 1810–1858
Date:: ca. 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 7 1/8 inches (12.7 × 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches (28.6 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1816
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and yellow wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 7 3/8 inches (25.4 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. 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

39. 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

40. Ruined House

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: between 1807 and 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on millboard, mounted on panel
Dimensions:: 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches (41.9 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

41. 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

42. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches (27.6 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. St. Benet's Abbey

Creator:: Attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 × 19 inches (38.1 × 48.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Richard L. Purdy
On View:: Not on view

44. Study of Trees on the Banks of the Yare

Creator:: Print made by Miles Edmund Cotman, 1810–1858
Date:: 1846
Materials & Techniques:: Etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (13.3 x 16.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. 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

46. Window on the North Side of Burnham Ulph Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and yellow wash on medium, smooth, 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

47. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1811
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches (30.2 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

YCBA Collections Search

Refine your search

Search Constraints

Creator Gender male

Period 19th century

Associated Places England

Creator Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

Search Results

1. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

2. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

3. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

4. A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

5. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

6. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

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

8. Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

9. Blickling Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

10. Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

11. Brampton Church, Norfolk, from the South-East

12. Brandsby Tower, Yorkshire

13. Castle Acre Priory

14. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

15. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

16. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

17. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

18. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

19. Column at Yarmouth to the Memory of Lord Nelson

20. Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

21. East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

22. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

23. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

24. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

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

26. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

27. Holt Heath, near Norwich

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

29. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

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

31. Lakenham, near Norwich

32. Near Whitby, Yorkshire

33. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

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

35. On the Medway

36. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

37. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

38. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

39. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

40. Ruined House

41. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

42. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

43. St. Benet's Abbey

44. Study of Trees on the Banks of the Yare

45. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

46. Window on the North Side of Burnham Ulph Church, Norfolk

47. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower