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John Sell Cotman

Rochester Castle, ca. 1830

Description

Maker

  • John Sell Cotman, 1782-1842, English

Title

Rochester Castle

Year

ca. 1830

Medium

Watercolor and watercolor in flour-paste medium and pen and ink over graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • watercolor,
  • pen and ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

21.3 x 30.8 cm (8 3/8 x 12 1/8 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

69.154.7

Projects & Publications

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Selection II

British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Luminous Landscapes

May 27 - August 14, 2005

Cotman was one of the more original interpreters of watercolor. The robust orange and blue colors in this watercolor are the result of experiments Cotman made in the 1830s mixing a flour paste into the watercolor to strengthen the hue, yet retain translucency. The pigment is freely applied with color pen lines sharpening the details of the buildings. The intensity of the color overall corresponds with the boldness of his composition.

Selection II

April 13 - May 14, 1972

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Rochester Castle with the accession number of 69.154.7. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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