John Sell Cotman (1782–1842), Trees and Cows at Ashtead Park, Surrey
, Pencil on light brown paper, Purchased on the E. J. Rousuck Fund
, 1987.2
Although this rendering of the park at Ashtead most likely dates to 1818, Cotman first visited Dr. Monro at his country house at Fetcham during the summer of 1799. In his premiere exhibition at the Royal Academy in 1800, the artist included a number of Fetcham drawings.