1817
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Church of St Michel, Vaucelles, near Bayeux is a 1817 watercolor by John Sell Cotman, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a tall church with pointed towers and arched windows. The building looks old, with a mix of stone and wood. Two small figures sit on the ground near the entrance, while birds fly above. The artist focused on the church’s details, like the sharp angles and layered roofs. The drawing feels quick, almost like a notebook sketch. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The image depicts the exterior of the Church of St Michel in Vaucelles, near Bayeux, viewed from the southwest. It is signed in pencil by the artist as J. S. Cotman and includes the inscription noting it was sketched on July 24, 1817, with the description reading "Tour de l'eglise de St. Michel dans le fauxbourg de vaucelles a Caen."
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John Sell Cotman (16 May 1782 – 24 July 1842) was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator, and a leading member of the Norwich School of painters.
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