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Thomas Cotman

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Thomas Cotman
Thomas William Cotman - by his brother Frederick George Cotman, (oil on canvas board, circa 1870)
Born1847 Edit this on Wikidata
Bermondsey Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 October 1925 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 77–78)
Felixstowe Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPainter, architect Edit this on Wikidata

Thomas William Cotman (1847, Bermondsey – 30 October 1925 Felixstowe) was an English architect and painter active in Felixstowe.[1]

Family

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Thomas was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman (1802–1871), formerly a Norwich silk merchant and his wife Maria Taylor (1813–1895).[1] His elder brother was Henry Edmund Cotman (1844–1914) also born in London, but his younger brother, Frederick George Cotman was born in Ipswich whither the family had moved.

Architectural work

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Cotman was influenced by the Arts and Crafts Movement and was responsible for a number of Arts and Crafts style buildings in Felixstowe.

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Grade II listed Buildings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cotman, Thomas William". suffolkartists.co.uk. Suffolk Artists. Retrieved 13 September 2021.