Landscape with Hills and Water

Landscape with Hills and Water by Attributed to John Sell Cotman

Medium

black chalk on blue paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 22.3 x 32.9 cm (8 3/4 x 12 15/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1951.16.189

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,...

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