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John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British, Caricature of Two Men with Drawn Swords (One of a Set of Three), 1799
- Title:
- Caricature of Two Men with Drawn Swords (One of a Set of Three)
- Date:
- 1799
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and brown ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches (19.4 x 24.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "J. Cotman 1799."; verso, in graphite: "John Sell Cotman at 17 years of age | Water mark 1794 J. Cotman 1799 [...] | bought [...] gift to [...] | given by Miss Fison Friars Close | Thetford Norfolk/ at a bazaar in [...] Yarmouth | on the advice of [...] [?]Fellowes/ RC 782"
Watermark: J. Whatman 1794; Collector's mark: lion rampant over banner with illeg. inscription.
Signed and dated in brown ink, lower left: "J. Cotman 1799."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.181
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | figure study | men | swords
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8631
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