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John Sell Cotman
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Greta Bridge, watercolour by John Sell Cotman, c. 1805; in the British Museum.
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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
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"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
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John Sell Cotman: Facts & Related Content

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Born May 16, 1782 • Norwich • England
Died July 24, 1842 (aged 60) • London • England
Movement / Style Norwich school

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Greta Bridge, watercolour by John Sell Cotman, c. 1805; in the British Museum.
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J.M.W. Turner: The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up, 1838
J.M.W. Turner
English painter
William Blake
William Blake
British writer and artist
Self-portrait by John Constable
John Constable
British artist
Graham Sutherland.
Graham Sutherland
British artist
John Crome: Boys Bathing on the River Wensum, Norwich
John Crome
British painter
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Georges Rouault
French artist
Nolde, Emil: Cows in the Lowland
Emil Nolde
German artist
Harpignies, Henri: At Home in the Forest
Henri Harpignies
French painter
Zorn, Anders: Dagmar
Anders Zorn
Swedish painter and etcher
Poet and painter Edward Lear
Edward Lear
English painter and writer
Palmer, Samuel: Eventide
Samuel Palmer
British painter
Paul Nash
British painter
Richard Parkes Bonington: Grand Canal, Venice
Richard Parkes Bonington
British painter
“View with the Roman Campagna,” watercolour by John Cozens, last quarter of the 18th century; in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
John Robert Cozens
British artist
George Morland
British painter
Cozens, Alexander: Vale near Matlock, Derbyshire
Alexander Cozens
British artist
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, photograph by Lewis Carroll, 1863
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
English artist
Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Three Witches, illustration by John Gilbert for an edition of Shakespeare's works, 1858–60.
Sir John Gilbert
British painter
Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Rembrandt
Dutch artist

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