id: 110042 accession number: 1928.645 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.645 updated: Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, 1838. John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842). Soft ground etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1928.645 title: Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1838 creation date earliest: 1838 creation date latest: 1838 current location: creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland copyright: --- culture: England, 19th century technique: Soft ground etching department: Prints collection: PR - Etching type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: Popham 305 --- CREATORS * John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Two Hundred Years of British Prints opening date: 1984-10-09T04:00:00 Two Hundred Years of British Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 9, 1984-February 3, 1985). title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00 Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Cotman followed in the footsteps of Thomas Gainsborough and also worked in soft-ground etching (see Gainsborough’s Wooded Landscape with Cows in this gallery). Thirty-nine of Cotman’s landscape etchings were published as the Liber Studiorum in 1838. This composition was based on sketches the artist made on the site during his journey through Wales in 1800. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1928.645/1928.645_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1928.645/1928.645_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1928.645/1928.645_full.tif