Explorations in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman, Ruskin and others with Professor David Hill
This is the twenty-first article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 18 Cotman continues with his Yorkshire material, and selects a second subject at Kirkham Priory, and finds himself confronting some demons. John Sell CotmanKirkham Priory, Yorkshire, 1811Private CollectionPhotograph by Professor David Hill This … Continue reading Plate 18: Kirkham Priory, Yorkshire (2)
This is the twentieth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 17 Cotman returns to his Yorkshire material, and selects a grand subject of Kirkstall Abbey, albeit almost completely smothered in ivy. John Sell CotmanKirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire, 1811Private CollectionPhotograph by Professor David Hill This … Continue reading Plate 17: Kirkstall Abbey, Yorkshire
This is the sixteenth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 13 Cotman deviates from his usual tendency by selecting a well-known subject, and what is more, treating it from a recognisable point of view. John Sell CotmanWest Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, 1811Private … Continue reading Plate 13: West Front of Byland Abbey, Yorkshire
This is the fourteenth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 11 Cotman offers us a third subject at Rievaulx Abbey; more obscure, even, than the others. John Sell CotmanRievaulx Abbey, the interior of the Refectory, Yorkshire 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is … Continue reading Plate 11: Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire; the interior of the Refectory
This is the thirteenth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here in plate 10 Cotman offers us a second subject at Rievaulx Abbey, though no less retiring than the first. John Sell CotmanRievaulx Abbey, the Refectory Doorway, Yorkshire 1810Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is an … Continue reading Plate 10: Rievaulx Abbey, the Refectory Doorway, Yorkshire
This is the twelfth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings published in 1811. Here, plate 9 takes in another Yorkshire abbey, and Cotman continues his quest to find a quiet corner in which to immure himself. John Sell CotmanKirkham Priory, Yorkshire 1811Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is an … Continue reading Plate 9: Kirkham Priory, Yorkshire (1)
This is the eleventh article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. Here, plate 8 offers another Yorkshire subject, and the first location of genuine renown. Typically, however, Cotman finds an obscure corner to depict, so much so that it has resisted proper identification until now. John Sell … Continue reading Plate 8: Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
This is the ninth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. Here, plate 6 returns us to York, to sketch in the grounds of St Mary’s Abbey. John Sell CotmanSt Mary’s Abbey, York, 1810Private collectionPhotograph: Professor David Hill This is an impression of a copper-plate etching of … Continue reading Plate 6, St Mary’s Abbey, York
This is the fifth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. Here, we turn to plate 2 to stand on a threshold, surrounded by strange signs. John Sell Cotman The Manor House, York, 1810 Private collection Photograph: Professor David Hill This is an impression of a copper-plate … Continue reading Plate 2, The Manor House, York
This is the sixth article in a series cataloguing John Sell Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. Here, plate 3 takes us to the ground of the magnificent Baroque palace of Duncombe Park in Yorkshire. Cotman manages to find a corner of it that could be anywhere. John Sell CotmanDuncombe Park, Yorkshire, 1810Private … Continue reading Plate 3, Duncombe Park, Yorkshire
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