Associated Places: England / Creator: Cotman, John Sell, 1782–1842

1. St. Benet's Abbey

Creator:: Attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1810
Medium:: 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

2. Ruined House

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: between 1807 and 1810
Medium:: 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

3. Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1835
Medium:: 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

4. Column at Yarmouth to the Memory of Lord Nelson

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1817
Medium:: 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

5. Study of Trees on the Banks of the Yare

Creator:: Print made by Miles Edmund Cotman, 1810–1858, British
Date:: 1846
Medium:: 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

6. Castle Acre Priory

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1805 to 1806
Medium:: 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

7. The Norfolk Broads

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

8. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1805 to 1815
Medium:: 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

9. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1818
Medium:: 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

10. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1817
Medium:: 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

11. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1811
Medium:: 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

12. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1815
Medium:: 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

13. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1818
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1815
Medium:: 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

15. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1818
Medium:: 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

16. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1818
Medium:: 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

17. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1816
Medium:: 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

18. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1818
Medium:: 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

19. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1816
Medium:: 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

20. Holt Heath, near Norwich

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1818
Medium:: 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

21. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 19th century
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1804
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

24. A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1814
Medium:: 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

25. West Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: imitator of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

26. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1810
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1818
Medium:: 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

28. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1811
Medium:: 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

29. Near Whitby, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1814
Medium:: 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

30. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1815 to 1816
Medium:: 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

31. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1811
Medium:: 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

32. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1811
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1816
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1816
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1817
Medium:: 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

36. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1816
Medium:: 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

37. Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1803
Medium:: 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

38. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1804
Medium:: 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

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

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1829
Medium:: 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

40. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1804
Medium:: 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

41. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1808
Medium:: 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. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1804
Medium:: 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

43. East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1803
Medium:: 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

44. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1811
Medium:: 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

45. Hever Castle, Kent

Creator:: attributed to John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

46. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

47. South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

48. Caister Castle, Norfolk

Creator:: follower of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: undated
Medium:: 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

49. Fishing Vessel off Yarmouth

Creator:: circle of John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1835
Medium:: 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

50. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: 1815
Medium:: 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. Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

Creator:: John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1814
Medium:: 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

52. Brandsby Tower, Yorkshire

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1838
Medium:: 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

53. Lakenham, near Norwich

Creator:: Print made by John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Date:: ca. 1808
Medium:: 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

54. On the Medway

Creator:: Print made by Miles Edmund Cotman, 1810–1858, British
Date:: ca. 1838
Medium:: 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

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1. St. Benet's Abbey

2. Ruined House

3. Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

4. Column at Yarmouth to the Memory of Lord Nelson

5. Study of Trees on the Banks of the Yare

6. Castle Acre Priory

7. The Norfolk Broads

8. An Ancient Alms Box, Walsingham Church, Norfolk

9. A Sedilia in Upwell Church, Norfolk

10. Font at Caister Church, Norfolk

11. Font in Binham Church, Norfolk

12. Framlingham Castle, Suffolk: Part of Ruined Interior

13. North Doorway of Hales Church, Norfolk

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

15. Raynham Hall, Norfolk

16. Ruin behind the Free School, Thetford, Suffolk

17. Pulpit in South Burlingham Church, Norfolk

18. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

19. Upwell Rectory, Norfolk

20. Holt Heath, near Norwich

21. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

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

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

24. A Piscina in Blickling Church, Norfolk

25. West Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire

26. Porch and Belfry of Thurgarton Church, Norfolk

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

28. A Font in Walsoken Church, Norfolk

29. Near Whitby, Yorkshire

30. Great Snoring Church, Norfolk

31. Yarmouth, the North-west Tower

32. South Door, Arminghall Hall, Norfolk

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

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

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

36. A Monument in Raveningham Church, Norfolk

37. Bolton Priory, Yorkshire

38. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, West Front

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

40. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

41. Sheriff Hutton Castle, Yorkshire

42. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

43. East End of Howden Church, Yorkshire

44. Interior of the Ruins of Yarmouth Priory

45. Hever Castle, Kent

46. Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk

47. South Side of Catfield Church, Norfolk

48. Caister Castle, Norfolk

49. Fishing Vessel off Yarmouth

50. A Chest in Dersingham Church, Norfolk

51. Beeston Castle, Cheshire: Entrance to the Castle

52. Brandsby Tower, Yorkshire

53. Lakenham, near Norwich

54. On the Medway