Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/7
Page: 3 verso
Description
Kitson's visits to Dunster and Walker's summer exhibition (July 1931)
Kitson's diary notes regarding his visits to the Luttrell Arms, Dunster (3 July 1931) and to Walker's summer exhibition (6 July 1931). In the latter are works by J. S. Cotman and two of his sons.
Date: 1931
Transcription
July 3, 1931. Went to Dunster with W & Mrs Legintwood. The fireplace in the Luttrell Arms drawn by Bichon is in a large 1st floor bedroom. The Coat of arms is in the drawing room. The packhorse bridge is down by the Castle Mills. The effigies etc in the Ch[urch] are all there. I came to the conclusion that the drawings were very accurate.
July 6, 1931. Visited Walker's summer exh[ibitio]n.
[annotated extract from catalogue; added notes indicated in { }]
J. J. COTMAN, 1814-1878
{18 g[uinea]s} 38. On the Yare—1873
13¼ x 8¼ in.
{18 g[uinea]s} 39. Norwich from the Yare—1873
13 x 8¼ in.
{Walker bought these 2 at Sotheby's 29.4.31, for £4 apiece.}
J. S. COTMAN, 1782-1842
{28 g[uinea]s} 40. Mill House (sepia wash)
11 x 7⅝ in.
{'554' in pencil, bottom, l[eft].}
M. E. COTMAN, 1810-1858