1838
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Liber Studiorium: Ragland Castle, Monmouhshire is a 1838 by John Sell Cotman, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a crumbling castle perched on a rocky cliff. The walls are jagged and uneven, with a few small windows and a dark archway at the base. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to show texture—rough stone, tangled vines, and a stormy sky full of birds. The castle’s name is written at the bottom: *Ragland Castle*. The artist focused on decay and drama, which was common in Romantic-era art. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used emotion and nature in their work.
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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