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Liber Studiorum: Plate 21, View in North Wales

John Sell Cotman

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing of a mountain and cows. The drawing is on beige paper. The scene depicts a mountain range with a prominent peak in the background. The mountain is shaded with varying degrees of darkness. In the foreground, there is a body of water. Three cows are standing in the water, their heads bent down. The cows are dark and light colored. The cows' reflections are visible in the water. The shoreline is visible on the right side of the image. Trees and bushes are scattered throughout the landscape. The sky above the mountain is light-colored. The artist's signature is in the bottom-right corner. The text "North Wales" is written in the bottom-center of the image.

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900 × 624 px
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