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Architectural Drawings of French Buildings

John Sell Cotman, Richard Parkes Bonington, Elizabeth Dawson Turner, 1782–1842

The Whitworth, Manchester

Three works by John Sell Cotman: 'Castle of Falaise, Normandy, the North West View' (illustration); 'Four Sides of a Capital, Castle Falaise, Normandy'; 'Elevation of Part of the Nave of the Church of St Germain, Pont-Audemer, Normandy'. Also 'Church Doorway in Normandy' by Richard Parkes Bonnigton and 'Capitals in the Church of St Paul, Rouen, Normandy' attributed to Elizabeth Dawson Turner.

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Title of artwork, date

Architectural Drawings of French Buildings, 1782–1842

Date supported

1918

Medium and material

Pencil, pen, wash

Gifted by

Sir Jeremiah Colman

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