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5 unusual facts about John Sell Cotman


Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton

Blasting St. Vincent's Rock, Clifton is a watercolor created by Norwich artist John Sell Cotman.

Clippesby

In another artistic link the church was the subject of a painting by John Sell Cotman.

Hanworth, Norfolk

In the 1860s, Hanworth was a thriving community of about 230 people, and several artists (including Humphry Repton and John Sell Cotman) came to paint it.

Harlech Castle

In the late-18th and 19th centuries, the picturesque ruins of Harlech began to attract visits from prominent artists, including John Cotman, Henry Gastineau, Paul Sandby, J. M. W. Turner and John Varley.

John Sell

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842), English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator and author


Leeds Art Collections Fund

The works bought by the LACF for display in Leeds are too numerous to mention in full, but they include works by such well-known names as Thomas Chippendale, J.M.W. Turner, John Sell Cotman, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Stass Paraskos, Francis Bacon, Paula Rego, Bridget Riley, Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin.


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