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Interior of a small room in Norwich Cathedral

Maker

(artist)
1782-1842

Title

Interior of a small room in Norwich Cathedral

Date of Production

1800 - 1899

Medium

graphite, brown wash and bodycolour on brown wove paper

Dimensions

Height: 45.1 cm
Width: 34 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3294

Mode of Acquisition

Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords



Provenance

Sir George Clausen, London (1852-1944), L.539; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 2 June 1943, lot 99; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Exhibition of Drawings and Watercolours, Manor House Museum, 1966

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 13

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right edge, blindstamped: George Clausen (L.539). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Inscription: Verso: centre and below, graphite: "JS Cotman / Interior of Norwich Cathedral / Sir George Clausen Coll. / Sale Sothebys 2 June 1943. / 3294"; lower left corner, graphite: "#9".

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