Unpublished plate #2: An Old Wooden Cottage; A Pond in the Foreground

This is the thirty-first article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here we continue an appendix of unpublished plates. Along with the previous plate, this is the earliest dated of all Cotman’s line etchings. John Sell CotmanAn Old Wooden Cottage; A Pond in the Foreground, 1810Private collection … Continue reading Unpublished plate #2: An Old Wooden Cottage; A Pond in the Foreground →

Unpublished plate #1: Church with wooden tower

This is the thirtieth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here we begin an appendix of unpublished plates. The present example may be the first of all Cotman’s etchings John Sell CotmanChurch with Wooden Tower, 1810Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is an upright composition of … Continue reading Unpublished plate #1: Church with wooden tower →

Plate 24: West front of St. Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, Essex

This is the twenty-ninth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here we arrive at plate 24, the last of the published series. Cotman considered it one of his best plates, and presented it as his finale. John Sell CotmanWest front of St Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, Essex, … Continue reading Plate 24: West front of St. Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, Essex →

Plate 23: East end of Howden Collegiate Church, Yorkshire

This is the twenty-eighth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 23 Cotman presents one of the Yorkshire subjects that he held in highest esteem, and provided one of his most important early compositions. John Sell CotmanEast end of Howden Collegiate Church, Yorkshire, 1811Private … Continue reading Plate 23: East end of Howden Collegiate Church, Yorkshire →

Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #3

This is the twenty-seventh article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here we conclude the discussion of plate 22 with a consideration of the significance of his plate of Crowland Abbey. John Sell CotmanCroyland Abbey, Lincolnshire, 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill At the end of part 2 … Continue reading Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #3 →

Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #2

This is the twenty-sixth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here we continue the examination of plate 22 showing Crowland Abbey, to consider the sequence of major works that he devoted to the same subject. John Sell CotmanCroyland Abbey, Lincolnshire, 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill Cotman’s … Continue reading Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #2 →

Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #1

This is the twenty-fifth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. In plate 22 Cotman tackles one of the most important subjects of his early career. Here we begin by introducing the subject. John Sell CotmanCroyland Abbey, Lincolnshire, 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is an upright … Continue reading Plate 22: Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire #1 →

Plate 21: North portal of Braysworth Church, Suffolk [Braiseworth]

This is the twenty-fourth article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 21 Cotman gives us a third subject at one of the most obscure sites of the series. John Sell CotmanNorth portal of Brayesworth Church, Suffolk, 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is a … Continue reading Plate 21: North portal of Braysworth Church, Suffolk [Braiseworth] →

Plate 20: St Agatha’s Abbey, Easby, Yorkshire

This is the twenty-third article in a catalogue of John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 20 Cotman continues with his Yorkshire material, visiting one of the quieter of the county’s abbey sites. John Sell CotmanEasby Abbey, Yorkshire, 1811Private CollectionPhotograph by Professor David Hill This is an upright architectural … Continue reading Plate 20: St Agatha’s Abbey, Easby, Yorkshire →

Plate 19: Refectory of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire

This is the twenty-second article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 19 Cotman continues with his Yorkshire material, and selects one of the county’s major historical landmarks. As at many of his sites in this series, he leads us to not to any of … Continue reading Plate 19: Refectory of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire →