Boy Milking Cow
Attributed to John Sell Cotman
1776 to 1800
Medium
watercolor and graphite on heavy wove paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 20.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.16.178
About the Artist
Attributed to John Sell Cotman
John Sell Cotman (1782–1842) was born in Norwich on 16 May 1782, the eldest son of Edmund Cotman, a former hairdresser who became a prosperous silk mercer and lace dealer, and Ann Sell. Educated at Norwich Grammar School from 1793, he displayed prodigious artistic talent from childhood, sketching local scenes like *House at St Stephen's Road, Norwich* as early as 1794. Lacking formal art training,...