Landscape with Church

first half 19th century

John Sell Cotman

Associated Names
John Sell Cotman

Artist, British, 1782 - 1842

The image shows a pencil sketch of a landscape view. The perspective is from a lower vantage point, leading towards a central structure resembling a castle or large building with a tower. The horizon is above the center, with rolling hills and the structure visible. The pencil work is soft with loosely drawn lines and shading, creating an ethereal quality. The color palette is monochromatic, using pencil tones against cream-colored paper for contrast. Vegetation or bushes are suggested closer to the viewer, with the structure and terrain in the middle ground fading into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.5 x 23.2 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.16.192


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, upper right verso in graphite: 474

Wikidata ID

Q64583983

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