Study of sea and gulls
Watercolour
1832 (made)
1832 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour with some quill pen and scraping out, depicting a view out to sea with a wooden structure surrounded by seabirds and a deep blue sky with blue water. Signed and dated by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Study of sea and gulls (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour study of sea and gulls by John Sell Cotman (1782-1842). Great Britain, 1832. |
| Physical description | Watercolour with some quill pen and scraping out, depicting a view out to sea with a wooden structure surrounded by seabirds and a deep blue sky with blue water. Signed and dated by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J S Cotman - 1832 (Signed lower left) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012
p.16, pl.4 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.17-1973 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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