Frederick George Cotman (Ipswich 14 August 1850 – 16 July 1920) was a British painter oflandscapes,portraits and interiors and a member of theNorwich School of painters.

Frederick was born into the Cotman family of artists. His parents were Henry Edmund Cotman (1802–1871), formerly aNorwichsilk merchant and his wife Maria Taylor (1813–1895). His elder brothers, Henry Edmund Cotman (1844–1914), andThomas Cotman (1847–1925) were born inLondon before the family moved to Ipswich. Frederick was born at 186 Wykes Bishop Street,Ipswich in 1850 and was the youngest child of the family^[1] He was the nephew ofJohn Sell Cotman and the cousin ofJohn Joseph Cotman andMiles Edmund Cotman. He was a private pupil of William Thomson Griffiths, the Head ofIpswich School of Art.^[2]

Cotman links with the Norwich School of painters arise mainly because of his family connection with John Sell Cotman, who was one of its leading artists. However he never lived inNorfolk, unlike so many of the artists of the school.^[2]

He worked in bothoil andwatercolours. His best known work,One of the Family, is now held by theWalker Art Gallery inLiverpool. Throughout his career, which was generally spent inLondon, he created over thirty paintings. He was a founder member of the influential Ipswich Art Club, and remained a member of it all his life.^[2]

Cotman died inFelixstowe on 16 July 1920.^[3]

• Walpole, Josephine (1997).Art and Artists of the Norwich School. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club.ISBN 1-85149-261-5.

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