John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British, Perspective Elevation of Part of the Abbey Church of Saint Stephen at Caen, Normandy, 1818
- Title:
- Perspective Elevation of Part of the Abbey Church of Saint Stephen at Caen, Normandy
- Date:
- 1818
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite and gray wash on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 x 9 7/8 inches (38.1 x 25.1 cm), Mount: 16 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (41.9 × 26.7 cm), Mount: 21 5/8 × 15 3/8 inches (54.9 × 39.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "perspective elevation of base of the Nave of"; in graphite, lower right: "11"; inscribed on mount, lower center: "Perspective elevation of part of the Abbey Church of St. Stephen at Caen."; in graphite, lower right: "AD 531"
Collector's mark: Royal Institute of British Architects
Signed and dated in graphite, lower right: "J.S. Cotman Aug 19.18"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.560
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject
- Associated Places:
- Caen | France | Normandy
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8567
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