The Cotman Collection | 19

Cotmania. Vol. VIII. 1932-3

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/1/8
Page: 12 recto


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    Colman collection at Crown Point (11)

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  • Transcription

    Another Portfolio, lettered 'J. S. Cotman'. Note by J. R. 'Twelve drawings in pencil, made for transfer to copperplates. From the coll[ectio]n of Mr Thomas Jeckyll, who bought them at G. H. Morrell's sale of Cotman drawings Nov: 1862 —
    "Lot 223. Fourteen of the original drawings for Cotman’s Liber Studiorum by J.S Cotman- Jeckyll - 42 s/"
    (1) Capel Carrig, interior of ch[urch] (No. 42) 4 ¾ x7 ¼ . Bistre outlines.
    (2) Llanthony Abbey. (No. 34) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾. do.
    (3) Conway. (No. 33) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾. do.
    (4) Conway. (No. 31) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ do.
    (5) Caenarvon. (No. 32) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ do.
    (6) Caenarvon. (No. 28) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ . do.
    (7) Harlech Castle (not s.g. etching) 4 ¾ x 6 ¾. pencil only.
    (8) Harlech Castle (No. 29) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ Bistre outlines
    (9) Harlech Castle (No. 25) 4 ¾ x 7 ¼ do.
    (10) Devil's Bridge (No. 10) 7 ¼ x 4 ¾ do.
    (11) Tan-y Bwlch. (No. 14) 4 ¾ x 6 ¾ pencil only
    (12) Clifton (No. 2) (?)7 ¾ x 6 ¾. do.

    The pencil work in all these drawings is rather hard & mechanical.

Colman collection at Crown Point (11)