Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection / Associated Places: United Kingdom / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

1. 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

2. 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

3. Crickhowell, Breconshire

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 9 1/4 x 14 inches (23.5 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Aberystwyth Castle

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1796 to 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (28.6 x 49.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. 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

6. 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

7. Harlech Castle

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches (13.4 x 18.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. 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

9. Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: between 1810 and 1817
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on medium, rough, dark blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 9 inches (18.1 x 22.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. 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

11. Cader Idris

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: between 1824 and 1830
Materials & Techniques:: Soft-ground etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 7/16 inches (13.9 x 18.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. The Norfolk Broads

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches (12.4 x 17.5 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. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. Brecon Bridge

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1803
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and black wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/2 x 15 7/8 inches (21.6 x 40.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. Loch Ranza Castle, Isle of Arran, Scotland

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches (27 x 20 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1807
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches (27.3 x 35.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Tan-y-Bwlch, North Wales

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1806
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 x 7 1/8 inches (12.7 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/8 x 7 5/8 inches (11.1 x 19.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gouache on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 10 1/4 inches (18.1 x 26 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1815
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 7/8 x 12 1/2 inches (22.5 x 31.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. 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

52. 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

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. 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

59. 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

60. 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

61. Interior of Norwich Cathedral: Doorway and Screen Between the South Transept and the Aisle of the Presbytery

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 7 inches (25.4 x 17.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

62. 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

63. In Rokeby Park

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1800 to 1810
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 × 9 inches (33 × 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

64. Cader Idris from the Mawddach Estuary above Barmouth

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1802
Materials & Techniques:: Black ink and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches (12.1 x 21.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

65. 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

66. 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

67. A Castle Tower, Caernarvon Castle

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, moderately textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 7 3/4 inches (27.9 x 19.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

68. Hever Castle, Kent

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 x 11 inches (19.4 x 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

69. Studies of Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash with graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches (27.3 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

70. 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

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

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (27.3 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

72. Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches (27.3 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

73. Study of a Coffin Lid from Houghton Churchyard, Norfolk

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Gray and yellow wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches (37.5 x 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

74. Studies of Four Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches (27.3 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

75. Studies of Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 x 14 7/8 inches (27.9 x 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 10 1/2 inches (38.1 x 26.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

77. Studies of Two Coffin Lids from (?) Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium slightly textured cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (38.4 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

78. Studies of Two Coffin Lids from (?) Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 x 10 7/8 inches (38.1 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

79. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 9 inches (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

80. Lake at Trentham, Staffordshire

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1808
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches (21.3 x 34 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

81. Caister Castle, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/8 x 11 1/2 inches (26.4 x 29.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

82. Studies of Two Coffin Lids from Norfolk Churches

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: ca. 1822
Materials & Techniques:: Yellow and gray wash over graphite on medium smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (37.8 x 27.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

83. 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

84. South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, 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

85. Barmouth Estuary with Cader Idris, North Wales

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and gray ink and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/4 x 12 inches (15.9 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

86. 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

87. 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

88. Norman Doorway, Tottenhill Church, Norfolk

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

89. Fishing Vessel off Yarmouth

Creator:: circle of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: 1835
Materials & Techniques:: Black and red and white chalk on medium moderately textured gray laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 inches (15.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

90. 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

91. West Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches (21.3 x 15.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

92. Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 inches (35.2 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Ruined House

2. Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

3. Crickhowell, Breconshire

4. Aberystwyth Castle

5. Lakenham, near Norwich

6. Column at Yarmouth to the Memory of Lord Nelson

7. Harlech Castle

8. Study of Trees on the Banks of the Yare

9. Tan-y-Bwlch, Merionethshire, North Wales

10. Brandsby Tower, Yorkshire

11. Cader Idris

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16. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

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18. East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

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20. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

21. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

22. Loch Ranza Castle, Isle of Arran, Scotland

23. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

24. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

25. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

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

27. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

28. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

29. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

30. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

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

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

33. Font at Dersingham Church, Norfolk

34. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

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

36. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

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

38. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

39. Norwich Cathedral: Entrance to Jesus Chapel

40. Tan-y-Bwlch, North Wales

41. Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

42. Bamborough Castle, Northumberland

43. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk

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

45. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

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

47. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

48. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

49. Near Whitby, Yorkshire

50. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

51. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

52. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

53. Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

54. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

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

56. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

57. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

58. West Window of Snettisham Church, Norfolk

59. Font at Happisburgh Church, Norfolk

60. Ingham Church, Norfolk

61. Interior of Norwich Cathedral: Doorway and Screen Between the South Transept and the Aisle of the Presbytery

62. Domfront, Looking to the South East

63. In Rokeby Park

64. Cader Idris from the Mawddach Estuary above Barmouth

65. River Landscape, Probably near Thorpe, Norfolk

66. Round Tower, Castle of Lillebonne, Normandy

67. A Castle Tower, Caernarvon Castle

68. Hever Castle, Kent

69. Studies of Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

70. Yarmouth Sands, Norfolk

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

72. Five Coffin Lids from ?Norfolk Churches

73. Study of a Coffin Lid from Houghton Churchyard, Norfolk