The Machard Tower, Caen
The Machard Tower, Caen
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The Machard Tower or Tour au Massacre, CaenSigned lower right: J.S. Cotman Sk.d July 19/'17Brown wash and pencil23.4 by 19.7 cm., 9 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.This dates from Cotman's first tour of Normandy from June to August 1817. He was in Caen from 17th to 28th July and this sketch dates from 19th July. His diary for the day records `it rains.'){kind=link}
John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)
The Machard Tower or Tour au Massacre, Caen
Signed lower right: J.S. Cotman Sk.d July 19/'17
Brown wash and pencil
23.4 by 19.7 cm., 9 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.
This dates from Cotman's first tour of Normandy from June to August 1817. He was in Caen from 17th to 28th July and this sketch dates from 19th July. His diary for the day records `it rains.'