Cottage at Diss

British 19th Century, after John Sell Cotman

Associated Names
British 19th Century

Artist

John Sell Cotman

Artist After, British, 1782 - 1842

The image shows a ground-level perspective of a worn and damaged roofed structure surrounded by vegetation. The style is a pencil sketch with delicate brushstrokes creating shading and texture. The roof is partially collapsed with visible wooden slats. Three pigs are lounging on the ground, with trees and foliage in the background. The color palette is monochromatic with whites and grays.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.1 x 25.8 cm (13 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.179

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bulwer (1794-1879), Norwich, England; by descent through the Bulwer family to Henry Bulwer (born 1854), Vancouver, Canada; Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles; Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1951.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right in graphite: C; lower right verso in graphite: Cotman

Wikidata ID

Q64537770

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