The Cotman Collection | 31

Pencil sketches by J.S. Cotman

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/4/3
Page: 31


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    N 3 . 7½ x 6 . End view of a boat on shore
    with figures & colour notes.
    2 sheets of yellow edged sketch book
    pasted together with a strip of
    paper containing water mark G.R.
    on reverse of upper sheet a
    Small sketch (1½ x 3) of a 2 masted
    ship at sea with smaller sailing
    boat in front. with colour notes ,
    enclosed by pencil frame line.
    & below a 2 masted ship [ ]
    to r .
    N. 4 3 x 5¼ One masted ship on shore .
    No.160. Ships on sea in distance .
    reverse . 2 sketches (1) upper , boat
    with baskets & barrow . } Soft pencil
    (2) boats & beach. } rough jottings .
    thin paper.
    No.161
    N 5 3¼ x 5½ . Fishing boats on beach , jetty
    in distance , light. thin paper.
    N 6 3¾ 6 x 6. 3 fishing boats on beach.
    'Froth' written in foreground.
    No.125. Yellow edged sketch book 2 pieces.
    reverse of lower part. Sketch of
    same three boats from a little further off.
    N. 7. 7½ x 6 . Wherry on shore . with figures, & anchor
    l foreground. 4 smaller sketches of vessels
    \246 2 sheets of yellow edged sketch books.
    reverse of upper half, fishing boats on beach with
    jetty, r distance (cf N5)
    lower half, tops of 2 masts (part of a sketch)

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