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accession number:	1928.645
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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
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creation date:			1838
creation date earliest:		1838
creation date latest:		1838
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	Soft ground etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Popham 305

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CREATORS

* John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Two Hundred Years of British Prints
	opening date:   1984-10-09T04:00:00
	<i>Two Hundred Years of British Prints</i>. 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
	<i>Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

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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.

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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.
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