- Museum number
- 1859,0528.2.1-101
- Description
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'A series of etchings illustrative of the architectural antiquities of Norfolk; with references to the authors who have described or figured them. Unique copy, with impressions of each plate in every state of it. Vol. I. By John Sell Cotman, author of a volume of miscellaneous etchings, and of figures of the sepulchral brasses of Norfolk and Suffolk' (London, Longman & Co & others), 1818; containing 1 untitled plate showing the ruins of a chuche's doorway amongst the description of the plates, and various etching by Cotman of views of churches, castles and ruins around Norfolk, various of the plates with multiple proofs in different states, proofs mentioned are before letters unless said otherwise:
Plate 1: South Gate in Yarmouth, dedicated to Dawson Turner, and 1 proof with title in open letters.
Plate 2: Saxon arches in the tower of Castle Rising Church, dedicated to John Gurney, dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 3: North west tower, Yarmouth, dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 4: Yarmouth Priory, and 2 lettered proofs.
Plate 5: Tower of Wt Dereham Church, dedicated to Thomas Harvey.
Plate 6: South door little Snoring Church, dedicated to Rev. Henry Nicholas.
Plate 7: Houghton in the Dale, dedicated to William Stevenson, dated 1812, and 1 proof.
Plate 8: The late vicarage house Methwould, dedicated to Rev, John Gooch, dated 1812, and 1 proof.
Plate 9: Interior or Soutn-Runcton Church, dedicated to Rev. Robert Fosby, dated 1812.
Plate 10: South doorway and corbel table round the chancel of Wimbotsham church, dedicated to Rec. Charles Sutton, dated 1812.
Plate 11: St Laurence's Well, dedicated to Edward Rigby, dated 1812.
Plate 12: Refectory of Walsingham Abbey, dated 1812 and dedicated to Henry Lee Warner, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 13: West front of Binham Priory, dedicated to Horatio Earl of Orford, and 1 proof.
Plate 14: The capitals and architrave of the West doorway and ornaments on the west front, dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 15: Chapel on the Mount Lynn, dedicated to Rev. Edward Edwards, dated 1812, and 1 proof.
Plate 16: Bromholm Priory, dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 17: South doorway of Rungton Holme church, dedicated to Francis Cholmeley and dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 18: Font in Walsingham Church, lettered plate dated 1812 dedicated to Rev. John Homfray, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 19: Walsingham Abbey Gate, dedicated to Edmond Wodehouse, dated 1812, and 2 lettered proofs.
Plate 20: Middletown tower, dedicated to John Nichols, dated 1812, and 1 lettered proof.
Plate 21: South porch of Arminghall Hall, dated 1813, dedicated to Earl of Roseberry, 2 lettered proofs, 1 proof before letters with a partial print on the verso of the sheet.
Plate 22: Doorway of Wroxham Church, dedicated to Frank Sayers, 1 lettered proof and 1 proof before letters.
Plate 23: Church of Wymondham, lettered plate dated 1813, dedicated to Rev. Thomas Talbot, 1 lettered proof and 1 proof before letters.
Plate 24: West front of Castle Acre Priory, lettered plate dated 1813 dedicated to Thomas William Coke, 1 lettered proof and 2 proofs before letters.
Plate 25: East view of the gateway of St Bennets Abbey, lettered plate dated 1813 and dedicated to Mrs Dawson Turner, 2 lettered proofs and 2 proofs before letters.
Plate 26: Castle Rising Castle, 2 lettered plates dedicated to Ricahrd Howard dated 1813, and 3 proofs.
Plate 27: Castle Rising Castle, 5 lettered plates dated 1812 including proofs.
Plate 28: Castle Acre Priory, dated 1813, 1 lettered proof and 3 proofs before letters.
Plate 29: Part of Et. Barsham House, lettered plate dedicated to Jacob Henry Astley dated 1813, 1 lettered proof and 3 proofs before letters.
Plate 30: Wallington Hall, lettered plate dedicated to Henry Bell, 1 lettered proof and 2 proofs before letters.
Plate 31: North west view of Gillingham Church, lettered plate dated 1813 dedicated to Miss Schutz of Gillingham Hall, 1 lettered finished proof and 2 proofs.
Plate 32: South doorway of the Church of Thwaite, lettered plate dedicated to Rev. Richard Dreyer dated 1813, 1 lettered proof and 3 proofs before letters.
Plate 33: South porch of West Walton Church, lettered plate dedicated to W. J. Hooker and 4 proofs.
Plate 34: Tower of West Walton Church, lettered plate dedicated to Henry Hare Townsend and 5 proofs.
Together with frontispiece showing half-lenght portrait of Cotman sitting on a chair and turned to the right with a paper in his hand, and manuscript letter from Cotman. With title-sheet and list of plates. Bound at the BM bindery in read leather with Britain's coat of arms in gold on the cover, raised bands and gold lettering on the spine, marbled endpapers and gilded edges.
Etching
- Production date
- 1818
- Dimensions
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Height: 460 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 315 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- See 1859,0528.3 for the second volume.
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: A series of etchings illustrative of the architectural antiquities of Norfolk
- Acquisition date
- 1859
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1859,0528.2.1-101
