Author ss: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British / Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Period: 19th century / Associated Places: Norfolk

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. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The Sepulchral Brass of Robert Braunche and His Two Wives in Saint Margaret's Church, Lynn, Norfolk, 1364

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 23 5/8 x 13 3/4 inches (60 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. River Landscape, Probably near Thorpe, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1841
Materials & Techniques:: Black and white chalk on medium slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 10 3/8 inches (12.7 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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. 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

14. 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

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. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. West Window of Snettisham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1818
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches (20.6 x 15.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Ingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (19.1 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 3/4 inches (30.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

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1. Castle Acre Priory

2. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

3. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

4. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

5. The Sepulchral Brass of Robert Braunche and His Two Wives in Saint Margaret's Church, Lynn, Norfolk, 1364

6. River Landscape, Probably near Thorpe, Norfolk

7. Yarmouth Sands, Norfolk

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

9. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

10. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

11. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

12. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

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

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

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

16. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

17. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

18. Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

19. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

20. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

21. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

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

23. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

24. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

25. West Window of Snettisham Church, Norfolk

26. Ingham Church, Norfolk

27. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

28. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

29. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

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

31. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

32. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

33. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

34. Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk