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John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British, Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy, ca. 1817
- Title:
Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy
- Date:
- ca. 1817
- Medium:
- Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (20 x 27.3 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches (24.4 x 31.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "55"; in graphite, lower left: "Eglise de St. Gervaise a Rouen--Crypt"; in graphite, lower right: "Drawn July 18th[...]"
Collector's mark: Royal Institute of British Architects
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.545
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arches | architectural subject | church | crypt
- Associated Places:
- Church of St. Gervais | France | Normandy | Rouen
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8546
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Cotman in Normandy (Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2012-10-10 - 2013-01-13) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Timothy Wilcox, Cotman in Normandy, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 2012, pp.42-43, no. 9, NJ18.C81 W55 2012 + OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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