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Ruins of the Abbey, Thetford, Norfolk

Drawing
1818 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil and sepia drawing entitled 'Ruins of the Abbey, Thetford, Norfolk'. Signed and dated. Inscribed below alongside a second drawing with a note reading 'a Capital opposed to the one represented in the Drawing'. Inscribed with titles in lower margin.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuins of the Abbey, Thetford, Norfolk (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil and sepia drawing
Brief description
Pencil and sepia drawing by John Sell Cotman entitled 'Ruins of the Abbey, Thetford, Norfolk'. Great Britain, 1818.
Physical description
Pencil and sepia drawing entitled 'Ruins of the Abbey, Thetford, Norfolk'. Signed and dated. Inscribed below alongside a second drawing with a note reading 'a Capital opposed to the one represented in the Drawing'. Inscribed with titles in lower margin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.7in
  • Width: 6.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
From the Bulwer collection
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Accession number
E.1061-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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