Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire (1838): Art, History and Details

Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire (1838) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Liber Studiorum: Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire
• Date: 1838
• Creator attribution: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842)
• Culture: England, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: Soft ground etching
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1928.645

Collection credit

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland

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