# Boating on the Stour at Dedham

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## Artwork

- Artist: [COTMAN, Frederick George](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotman-frederick-george-r401d977d6e692d>)
- Date: 1851-1900
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 72 x 106 cm

## Commentary

This idyllic scene shoes a couple idly scull about on the River Stour, on a perfect summer&#39;s day. Dedham is a small village located on the border of Essex and Suffolk, and due to its picturesque location in the Stour Vale, was painted many times by Frederick George Cotman, although most famously it was &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/c/constabl/dedham1.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/c/constabl/dedham1.html&#34;&gt;depicted by John Constable.&lt;/a&gt;

## Related artworks

- [One of the Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cotman-frederick-george-r401d977d6e692d/one-of-the-family-r147f8bf2ad475a>)

## Attribution

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