John Sell Cotman (May 16, 1782 - July 28, 1842), was a painter of the Norwich school and an associate of John Crome. He was born in Norwich and worked mainly in watercolour, but also produced architectural engravings. He spent virtually all his life in Norfolk, apart from three trips to Normandy financed by rich patrons. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1395, 251 KB) Description: Title: de: Die Gretabrücke Technique: de: Aquarell Dimensions: de: 23 × 33 cm Country of origin: de: Großbritanien Current location (city): de: London Current location (gallery): de: British Museum Other notes: de: Landschaftsmalerei Source: The Yorck... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1395, 251 KB) Description: Title: de: Die Gretabrücke Technique: de: Aquarell Dimensions: de: 23 × 33 cm Country of origin: de: Großbritanien Current location (city): de: London Current location (gallery): de: British Museum Other notes: de: Landschaftsmalerei Source: The Yorck... Greta Bridge, John Sell Cotman, c. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Norwich School may refer to: Norwich school of painters Norwich School, Norwich, the first school in Norwich, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... John Crome (also known as Old Crome) (December 22, 1768 - 22 April 1821) was an artist in the Romantic era. ... This article is about the English city. ... Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Flag of Normandy Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ...
His sons, Miles Edward Cotman and John Joseph Cotman, also became painters of note.
The British Museum in London, England has a permanent display of some of Cotmans works, as does the Norwich Castle Museum, in Norwich. Cotman has also given his name to a range of artist's materials. The main entrance to the British Museum. ... Norwich castle Norwich Castle was built in 1067 when William the Conqueror (c. ...
Landscape painting reached its high point in the 19th century with John Constable and J M W Turner.
There are few English painters of the period to put beside Lely, except John Riley (1646–91), James Thornhill (1676–1734), who worked at Greenwich and Blenheim Palace, and Robert Streater (1624–80), whose mural paintings were notable in an age of portraiture.
The Flemish sculptor John Michael Rysbrack carved portraits and monuments, and Grinling Gibbons, a Dutch sculptor, decorated many interiors with woodcarvings, such as panels for St Paul's Cathedral.
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