"Towered cities please us then..."
Drawing
Early 19th Century (made)
Early 19th Century (made)
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Drawing entitled "Towered cities please us then...", depicting a pyramidal structure in a landscape with trees in the foreground.
Object details
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| Title | "Towered cities please us then..." (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawing |
| Brief description | "Towered cities please us then...", by John Sell Cotman. Great Britain, ca. 1800-1820. One of a group of 244 drawings made by members of the Sketching Society in the first quarter of the 19th century. |
| Physical description | Drawing entitled "Towered cities please us then...", depicting a pyramidal structure in a landscape with trees in the foreground. |
| Credit line | Given by the children of the late J. Howard Barnes (A. H. Barnes, F. H. Barnes, and Mrs D. M. Higham) |
| Object history | One of a group of 244 drawings [E.1384 to 1627-1939] illustrating subjects from the Bible, the works of Virgil, Shakespeare, Milton etc. made by members of the Sketching Society, including J S Cotman. c. 1803 to 1820. |
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| Literary reference | Milton |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1524-1939 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2007 |
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