John Sell Cotman
The Anglers (in Avon Gorge)

The Anglers (in Avon Gorge)

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The Anglers (in Avon Gorge)
ArtistBritish, 1782–1842
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Anglers (in Avon Gorge)
Datec. 1829–1830
MediumWatercolor over graphite, heightened with gouache with blotting and scratching out on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (approx.): 14 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (36.5 × 27.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Nancy Stallworth Thomas, and Kim and Sellers Thomas
Object number2022.323
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThomas Woolner, R.A. (1825–1892); Mrs. Stephens; [Walker Gallery, London, by 1920]; Victor Rienaecker (1887–1960) by 1920; J. Leslie Wright (1862–1953), by 1938; Guy Harvey-Samuel (1887–1960); [Fine Art Society, London, by 1960]; [Sotheby’s, London, Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, July 6, 2022, lot 56]; [Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker, London, 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryLondon, Walker Gallery, exhibition, 1920 (lent by VM. Victor Rienaecker).


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