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Cotmania. Vol. IV. 1929-30

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/4
Page: 5 verso (numbered 6)


  • Description

    Continued list of works viewed at Crown Point estate

    A continued list of the works by Cotman viewed by Kitson at Crown Point estate

    Date: 1929

  • Transcription

    Crown Point.
    (m) two pencil sketches for my cavern under Chateau Gaillard. The r half placed at the top (in error) & inscribed 'July 24' colour notes - squared - 9 x 10 - 9 1/2 x 10 1/4.
    (n) The dredger (cf my pencil sketches) 'J. J. Cotman' charcoal on brown paper - 9 3/4 x 10 3/4.
    o) Pencil drawing of a horse turned towards a cart 'J. J. Cotman 1836 very poor.
    Barges with sails - off Custom House (?) 'June 23. 1831.' in M.E.C. writing but looks like J.S.C's drawing - pencil 3 1/2 x 2 1/4.
    (p) A house. drawing copy. pencil. poor. 'M.E. Cotman Kings Coll[ege] 1848'
    (q) 'Ruins of the Chateau [[of]] de Robert le Diable. M.E. Cotman 1828 ret.d 1852.' poor drawing copy but v[er]y 'Cotmany'. pencil.
    (r) A portrait full length of a young man in cap in long gown (dome of St. Paul's or of Univ. Coll: behind) charcoal white + pink on brown paper - ' J. S. Cotman' - 19 x 12. has merits c1835-40-

    Book II "Drawings by Cotman, Lemon, etc"
    written in flyleaf. 'Miscellaneous sketches by Cotman & others purchased from Mrs John King' (in Reeve's writing)
    a) a charcoal head & shoulders of a young fisherman - on brown paper - '2388. Cotman.' might be J.S.C. 10 x 8 1/2

    Book III - "King. most of them Cotman subjects only - " in Reeve's writing
    (a) "Cotman 2835. Framlingham Castle Suffolk." pencil on cream paper. top rounded. salient points pricked. ?? if by J.S.C. 8x12.
    (b) "Fishing House on Lake Ure. J.J. Cotman". pencil on cream paper. Evidently a copy of a nice J.S.C composition. top rounded - 14 x 10 1/2.

Continued list of works viewed at Crown Point estate