Yarmouth, the North-west Tower 1811

This pencil drawing, "Yarmouth, the North-west Tower," by John Sell Cotman, is a detailed depiction of a tower in the English town of Yarmouth. Created in 1811, the artwork exemplifies Cotman's skill in capturing architectural details with precision, rendering the brickwork and structural features of the tower with meticulous lines. The sketch's loose, almost unfinished quality hints at the artist's on-the-spot observation of the tower, highlighting the immediacy of his artistic process. Cotman, a leading figure in the Norwich School of painting, was known for his evocative depictions of the English landscape and its architectural elements.