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Object Type
print
Museum number
1902,0514.637
Description
Scene on the shore of the river Sarthe at Alençon, with four figures in foreground at right, and a man standing near the water at centre with his back turned to the viewer, looking at figures in two punts nearby; two buildings behind at centre; figures walking on a meandering road in middle ground at far right; church spire in background at left; after a drawing by John Sell Cotman. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Miles Edmund Cotman
After:
John Sell Cotman
School/style
British
Production date
1825-1858
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
103 millimetres
(trimmed or cut)
Width:
151 millimetres
(trimmed or cut)
$Inscriptions
Location
Not on display
Subjects
boat/ship
architecture
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Alençon
Topographic representation of:
River Sarthe
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
James Reeve
(Lugt 383)
Acquisition date
1902
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1902,0514.637