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Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)

A work made of graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper.

Date:

c. 1818

Artist:

John Sell Cotman
English, 1782-1842

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John Sell Cotman

Title

Sketch of Mont Saint Michel (recto); Buildings Beside Water (verso)

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1808–1842

Medium

Graphite (recto and verso) on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

7.4 × 13.8 cm (2 15/16 × 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1922.1173

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