John Sell Cotman, “Millbank on the Thames”, 1813–1838

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842)
“Millbank on the Thames”, 1813–1838

Technical Details & Condition:
Soft-ground etching on cream wove paper with generous margins. This impression is Plate 8 from the series “Liber Studiorum: A Series of Sketches and Studies by John Sell Cotman, Esq.”, published in London in 1838 by Henry George Bohn (1796–1884). The plate is richly inked and superbly printed. The sheet is in pristine condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, or signs of handling.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 31.5 x 39.4 cm
• Platemark: 16.3 x 25.2 cm

Lettering on the Plate:

• Upper right corner: “8.”
• Lower centre: “Millbank on the Thames.”

References:

• Popham 303 (Arthur Ewart Popham, 1922, The Etchings of John Sell Cotman, Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 9, p. 270, cat. no. 303). You can read it online at: https://archive.org/details/printcollectorsq93carr/page/270/mode/2up
• The British Museum describes this print; however, note that the Popham number (“297”) cited by the BM is incorrect. View the British Museum’s record here: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0528-163

Price & Shipping:
AU$320 (approximately US$211.74 / €180.49 / £158.09), including worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this extraordinarily well-preserved and rare etching by one of the most esteemed masters of the English landscape, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.

John Sell Cotman, “Plate 45: Study of a Sailor”, 1813–1838

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842)

“Plate 45: Study of a Sailor”, 1813–1838, the final plate in the series, “Liber Studiorum”, published in London 1838 by Henry George Bohn (1796–1884) in “Liber Studiorum: A Series of Sketches and Studies by John Sell Cotman, Esp.”

Etching on cream wove paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 33.9 x 28.8 cm; (plate) 10.8 x 8.1 cm; (image borderline) 8.3 x 5.9 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (outside the image borderline at upper right corner) “48” (within the image borderline at upper right corner) “[artist’s monogram]”.

Popham 341 (Arthur Ewart Popham 1922, "The Etchings of John Sell Cotman." Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 9, p. 271, cat. no. 341 [https://archive.org/details/printcollectorsq93carr/page/270/mode/2up]).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print (not reproduced): “Plate 48. Study of a sailor, standing to right, wearing a broad-rimmed cap, breeches, and canvas bag around his waist and shoulder, carrying a coil of rope on a double-pronged wooden stick over his shoulder; proof before letters./ Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0528-192 [BM nv. no. 1859,0528.192])

Note that the British Museum holds a related graphite drawing with a light gum wash in the reverse direction, showing a “squat sailor dressed in knee breeches carrying a coil of rope over one shoulder on a forked pole”; see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1902-0514-211 (BM inv. no. 1902,0514.211).

Condition: a strong impression with a portion of the printer’s thumbprint at upper right, otherwise, a faultless impression with generous margins in pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling.

I am selling this extraordinarily well-preserved and rare etching by one of the acknowledged masters of the English landscape, for AU$320 (equivalent to approximately US$206.41, EUR 183.64, or GBP 154.45 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$320).

If you are interested in purchasing this fine study of an early nineteenth century sailor, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

John Sell Cotman’s softground etching, “Harlech Castle, N. Wales”, 1838

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842)

“Harlech Castle, N. Wales”, 1838, plate 29 from the series of forty-nine plates, “Liber Studiorum”, published in London in 1838 by Henry George Bohn (1795/6–1884) in "Liber Studiorum: A Series of Sketches and Studies by John Sell Cotman, Esp."

Soft-ground etching with dot roulette on cream wove paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 36.5 x 26.9 cm; (plate) 18.8 x 12.4 cm.

Inscribed in plate below the image: (centre) "Harlech Castle, N. Wales."; (right) "J.S.Cotman.”

Numbered in plate: (upper right corner) "29."

Popham 322 (Arthur Ewart Popham 1922, "The Etchings of John Sell Cotman." Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 9, p. 270, cat. no. 322).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print before lettering for publication:

“Plate 29. View of a waterfall, with dead tree branches and rock in a fast flowing river in foreground; bastions of Harlech Castle on clifftop in background at right; two buildings at left side of waterfall, with trees at the front … Soft-ground etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0528-181).

See also the descriptions offered by The Tate, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cotman-harlech-castle-north-wales-t11515;

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/789448;

https://art.famsf.org/john-sell-cotman/aurlech-castle-n-wales-plate-29-liber-studiorum

Condition: a faultless impression with generously wide margins in near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling.

I am selling this extraordinarily well preserved and rare soft-ground etching by one of the acknowledged masters of the English landscape, for a total cost of AU$320 (currently US$228.77/EUR202.57/GBP173.13 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this wonderful worm’s-eye view of Harlech Castle from the base of a waterfall in a ravine, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold 

John Sell Cotman’s etching, “A Study”, 1813

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842)

“A Study” (aka “Landscape with Man Seated on a Riverbank”), 1813 (inscribed in plate), plate 16 from the series of forty-nine plates, “Liber Studiorum”, published in London in 1838 by Henry George Bohn (1795/6–1884) in "Liber Studiorum: A Series of Sketches and Studies by John Sell Cotman, Esp."

Etching on cream wove paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 34.1 x 30.2 cm; (plate) 10.8 x 8.1 cm; (image borderline) 10.4 x 7.7 cm.

Inscribed in plate: (lower left corner) "JSC/ 1813"; (lower centre) "A Study.”; (upper right corner) “16”.

Popham 310 (Arthur Ewart Popham 1922, "The Etchings of John Sell Cotman." Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 9, p. 270, cat. no. 310 [https://archive.org/details/printcollectorsq93carr/page/270/mode/2up]).

See also the descriptions offered by The Tate, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cotman-a-study-t11502; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/789408; https://art.famsf.org/john-sell-cotman/study-landscape-man-seated-riverbank-plate-16-liber-studiorum.

Condition: faultless impression with generous margins in pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling.

I am selling this extraordinarily well preserved and rare etching by one of the acknowledged masters of the English landscape, for a total cost of AU$320 (currently US$248.45/EUR203.09/GBP174.47 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

If you are interested in purchasing this romantic view of the English countryside with a castle in the distance and a resting barefooted traveller wearing a classical tunic in the foreground, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold 

John Sell Cotman’s soft ground etching, “Conway Castle. N. Wales”, 1838

John Sell Cotman (1782–1842)

“Conway Castle. N. Wales”, 1838, plate 31 from the series of forty-nine plates, “Liber Studiorum”, published in London in 1838 by Henry George Bohn (1795/6–1884) in "Liber Studiorum: A Series of Sketches and Studies by John Sell Cotman, Esp."

Soft-ground etching with dot roulette on cream wove paper with wide margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 45.7 x 30.5 cm; (plate) 18.8 x 12.6 cm.

Inscribed on plate below the image: (left of centre) " Conway Castle. N. Wales."; (right) "J.S.Cotman.”

Numbered on plate: (upper right corner) "31."

Popham 324 (Arthur Ewart Popham 1922, "The Etchings of John Sell Cotman." Print Collector's Quarterly, vol. 9, p. 271, cat. no. 324).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print:

“Plate 31. View of a round tower of Conw[a]y Castle, projecting outward from a circular crenellated wall; ruined section of interior walls in foreground at a lower level, and adjacent wall with two arched openings overgrown with vegetation at right; three flying birds approaching from shrubs at right” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0528-177).

See also the descriptions offered by The Tate, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco—the latter offers the interesting insight that the crumbled ruins in the foreground were once a “tall dungeon.”

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cotman-conway-castle-north-wales-t11517;

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/789451;

https://art.famsf.org/john-sell-cotman/conway-castle-n-wales-plate-31-liber-studiorum.

Condition: faultless impression in pristine condition (i.e., there are no tears, holes, folds, losses, abrasions, stains, foxing or signs of handling) with full margins as published.

I am selling this extraordinarily well preserved and rare soft-ground etching by one of the acknowledged masters of the English landscape, for a total cost of AU$320 (currently US$248.43/EUR203.34/GBP181.62 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in purchasing this wonderful worm’s-eye view of Conway Castle—a view that the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco describes as a “story book view”—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.