A Figure Resting in a Ruined Tower
1810–40
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (28.5 × 21.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Ian Woodner Family Collection Fund, 2023
Accession Number
2023.87
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About this artwork
A Figure Resting in a Ruined Tower by John Sell Cotman, 1810–40. Created in Graphite, this work exemplifies the artistic practices and cultural values of its period. The piece reflects the technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of its historical and cultural context. As part of the Drawings and Prints collection, it contributes to our understanding of artistic development and cultural expression. The work serves as both an aesthetic object and a historical document, providin...
About the Artist
John Sell Cotman · 1782–1842
John Sell Cotman (1782–1842) was one of the most original and technically innovative English watercolorists of his generation, a central figure of the Norwich School whose bold, flattened compositions and luminous washes of color place him among the most modern-feeling of early nineteenth-century British artists. Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Cotman moved to London as a young man and studied in the ci...