John Sell Cotman
The Anglers

The Anglers

Public Domain

The Anglers
ArtistEnglish, 1782–1842
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Anglers
Datec. 1820-1830
MediumWatercolor over graphite, heightened with gouache and stopping out
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
Object number2022.323
Not on view

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


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