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John Sell Cotman: Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire  wikidata:Q19930646 reasonator:Q19930646
Artist
John Sell Cotman  (1782–1842)  wikidata:Q1288248 s:en:Author:John Sell Cotman
 
John Sell Cotman
Description British painter, illustrator, etcher, publisher and graphic artist
Date of birth/death 16 May 1782 Edit this at Wikidata 28 July 1842
Location of birth/death Norwich (Norfolk) London
Work location
London, Yarmouth, Normandy
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artist QS:P170,Q1288248
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Title
English: Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey
Object type watercolor painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Object Type -

In the later 18th century, English landscape watercolours were beginning to be appreciated throughout Europe and in the 19th century they were eagerly collected. Painting in watercolours was a skill that many middle-class amateurs took up, often studying under professional drawing masters.

People -

Between 1800 and 1805, Cotman embarked on a number of sketching tours that were to have a dramatic effect on his artistic development. In 1800 and again in 1802 he travelled to Wales in search of the Picturesque, where he saw the castles and wild mountains that were to fire his imagination for the rest of his life. On his second trip Cotman was probably accompanied by Paul Sandby Munn (1773-1845), who was also with him during the early stages of his first trip to Yorkshire in 1803. In 1806 Cotman set up as a drawing master in his native Norwich. There Cotman was able to disseminate his methods of sensitive drawing and innovative watercolour technique, providing his pupils with a large library of paintings and drawings for them to copy.

Subject Depicted -
The influence of Yorkshire on Cotman was as significant as it was to Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) and J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), both of whom were indefatigable travelling watercolorists in their youth. Yorkshire's ruined abbeys, which include Fountains, Rievaulx, Byland, Whitby, Bolton and Jervaulx, were a frequent source of inspiration for British painters throughout the 19th century.
Date 1803
date QS:P571,+1803-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Watercolour on paper
Dimensions height: 43 cm (16.9 in); width: 33 cm (12.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,43.0U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,33.0U174728
institution QS:P195,Q213322
Current location
British Galleries, Room 120, The Wolfson Galleries, case 10, shelf DR1
Accession number
no. FA.496
Place of creation North Yorkshire
References V&A item ID: O78270 Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer link to the Victoria and Albert Museum record
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  • 2008-01-05 13:46 VAwebteam 546×725× (66645 bytes) Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, 1803, John Sell Cotman V&A Museum no. FA.496 Techniques - Watercolour on paper Place - North Yorkshire, England Dimensions - Height 45 cm Width 33 cm Object Type - In the later 18th century, English landscape water

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