Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
John Sell Cotman, 1782–1842, British
Title:
Crypt of Saint Gervaise, Rouen, Normandy
Date:
ca. 1817
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and brown wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches (20 x 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "55"; in graphite, lower left: "Eglise de St. Gervaise a Rouen--Crypt"; in graphite, lower right: "Drawn July 18th[...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.545
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
crypt | architectural subject | arches | church
Associated Places:
Church of St. Gervais | France | Rouen | Normandy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Cotman in Normandy (Dulwich Picture Gallery, 2012-10-10 - 2013-01-13)
Publications:
Timothy Wilcox, Cotman in Normandy, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 2012, pp.42-43, no. 9, NJ18.C81 W55 2012 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8546