Sketch of Ruined Church Interior with Chair

John Sell Cotman

Associated Names
John Sell Cotman

Artist, British, 1782 - 1842

The image shows a detailed sketch of two intricately carved architectural elements - arches and pillars - on a beige background. One arch is adorned with decorative motifs, and the other pillar has a textured surface and sculpted capital. The composition is centered, with the arches rising and the pillar extending vertically on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite heightened with white on gray paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.2 x 23.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.186

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; in unknown hand, lower right verso: J.S. Cotman

Wikidata ID

Q64583980

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