Lot Essay
1800 is the year of Cotman's first tour of Wales. This drawing, as with much of Cotman's graphic work at the time, shows the influence of Thomas Girtin.
A gateway to a churchyard
Details
John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
A gateway to a churchyard
with signature and date 'J. S. Cotman 1800' (lower left)
pencil and grey wash
5.1/8 x 8 in. (13 x 21 cm.)
A gateway to a churchyard
with signature and date 'J. S. Cotman 1800' (lower left)
pencil and grey wash
5.1/8 x 8 in. (13 x 21 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 7 March 1972, lot 28 (90 gns.).