Cotmania. Vol. VI. 1930-31

Dec 3. Went to Sir R. Witt's house, 32 Portman Square.
It is stacked with solander cases containing reproductions.
Did 1 1/2 of the 4 Cotman cases. Many oils in U.S.A!
Lady Witt came & showed me her original J.S.C drawings
two are autumn 1841. dated drawings.
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In a novel by John Owen, "The Shepherd and the Child", 1929. The Shepherd enters an
antique shop to buy a bird in a box. 'The other
day he [the antique dealer] sold a reputed Cotman,
the authenticity of which he was not prepared to assert,
to a nouveau riche for a price that only a blind
man would have consented to pay".
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