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Liber Studiorum: Plate 15, Cader Iris, North Wales

John Sell Cotman

Cleveland Museum of Art

A black and white landscape drawing of a river with cows standing in the water. The river is in the foreground and has a calm surface reflecting the surrounding landscape. There are five cows standing in the river or on the riverbank. The cows are white and black. The riverbank on the left side of the image is lined with trees. The riverbank on the right side of the image is grassy and slopes upward. In the background, there are rolling hills and mountains. The sky above is light-colored and featureless. The drawing is signed in cursive at the bottom. The image is on a beige background with darker spots. The mountains in the background have two distinct peaks, one larger than the other. The larger peak is centered. The smaller peak is to the right. The hills and mountains are shaded with varying degrees of darkness. The trees on the left riverbank are dark and dense. The overall scene depicts a serene rural landscape.

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900 × 660 px
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