The Norwich School of painters were the first provincial art movement in Britain. Founded in 1803 by John Sell Cotman & John Crome, inspired by the Norfolk landscape with the influence of Dutch masters Meindert Hobbema and Jacob van Ruisdael the Norwich School was to flourish as an exhibiting group for 30 years
The small group of principal artists Cotman, Crome & Joseph Stannard who were largely self taught gave rise to an active art scene in Norwich. Many of their pupils went on to teach namely James Stark, J B Ladbrooke, and J J Cotman. There were also families who were to proliferate Stannard, Ladbrooke, Crome,& Cotman
There are many books written on the Norwich School, the prestigious Dickes Norwich School of Painting, Miklos Rajnai, Andrew Moore, Josephine Walpole, Dr Peter Kennedy Scott and Harrold Day have written knowledgeable books on the school as well as many others.
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