The Cotman Collection | 148

Cotmania. Vol. VI. 1930-31

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/6
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  • Description

    Letter to SD Kitson from PA Mottram concerning Cotman's pencil portrait of the Rev. Pendlebury Houghton

    Handwritten letter to SD Kitson from Ralph Hale Mottram

    Date: 1930-31

  • Transcription

    POPLAR AVENUE
    EATON
    NORWICH

    Cotman's pencil portrait of the Rev: Pendlebury Houghton
    9 May 1931

    Dear Mr Kitson
    I venture to reply direct to your
    letter of 6th to Mr Leney because I can
    give the information, & because I can
    claim acquaintance through Mr Ar.
    Batchelor who has often spoken of you.
    The Cotman drawing of Pendlebury
    Houghton is pasted (by the corner) into
    Taylor's manuscript "History of the
    Congregation of Protestant Dissenters
    Worshipping at the Octagon Chapel"
    which he finished writing in 1796.
    The MS is most interesting & beautiful
    & contains, besides, all the unsuccessful
    competing designs, only which that
    of the existing Octagon was built.

Letter to SD Kitson from PA Mottram concerning Cotman's pencil portrait of the Rev. Pendlebury Houghton