Castle Ruins
John Sell Cotman, English, 1782 - 1842
Unknown English, English
not dated
Watercolor on paper
Sight: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Sight: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Hersey Egginton in memory of her son, Everett Egginton, Class of 1921
W.954.20.647
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Watercolor
Research Area
Watercolor
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, lower right: J.S. Cotman Label: In memory of her son, Everett Egginton, Class of 1921
Provenance
Collected by Hersey Egginton (1875-1951); bequeathed to his wife, Mary E. (Benner) Egginton (1875-1962), Garden City, New York, 1951; given to present collection, 1954.
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