Cotmania. Vol. VII. 1931-2

There were no Cotmans in the show, but A. W showed me ‘J.S.C’s last watercolour’ – a perfectly horrible thing, badly drawn, with no Cotman in it. He said it must be right because it came from the Woolner Coll[ectio]n! There were 2 J.J.C’s, the cheaper the better, & several rather poor M.E.C’s from the Bulwer Coll[ectio]n.
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J. J. COTMAN, 1814-1878
\16. On the Yare—1874
23¼ x 16½ in. [note by Kitson:] 40 g[uinea]s
\17. Near Norwich
28¾ x 13¼ in. [note by Kitson:] 35 g[uinea]s *

M. E. COTMAN, 1810-1858
\18. The White House, Whitlingham, Norfolk (sepia)
(from the Bulwer collection)
9⅞ x 5¼ in.
\19. Billingford Church, Norfolk, from the North-East
(from the Bulwer collection)
11¼ x 7¼ in.
\20. Binham Priory from the South (sepia)
(from the Bulwer collection)
9½ x 5⅜ in.
\21. Entrance to the Choir, Norwich Cathedral
(from the Bulwer collection)
6⅞ x 10 in.
\22. South Porch, North Burlingham Church, Norfolk—1838
(from the Bulwer collection)
6¾ x 9⅝ in.
\23. Canopied Stone Seats and Piscina, Great Snoring Church, Norfolk
(from the Bulwer collection)
8 x 5¾ in.
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July 11th 1932. Duke dined with me, & we went on to his house. Unfortunately Thomson called in, which rather put an end to inspection.
July 12. Went to Squire’s Gallery. He showed me 2 ‘Cotman’ monochromes – a pair – one very like a Cotman, the others by another hand, perhaps Powell or Webster. They seemed to illustrate the same subject & to be the same size as Gaskell’s fine Cotman Sketching Society monochrome, of Nov: 4 1803.
July 13. Dined with Oppé. Saw some very good pencil scrap sketches of figures by John Varley.