The Cotman Collection | 35

Pencil sketches by J.S. Cotman

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/4/3
Page: 35


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    Pencil Sketches Page 35

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    O 13. 3½ x 5. Several (5) separate sketches.
    (1) top l. boat with sail, heading to l
    148 inscribed 'Stern'. (2) top centre boat &
    sail . (3)top left . (?) with (Slow'(?)
    (4) bottom l 2 single masted boats, sailing.
    (5) Bottom f . Single masted boat with
    sail & dark hull & large vessel behind
    Pencil frame line , inscribed 'June 25.'
    medium yellow edged paper . Watermark =
    & S
    O 14. 3⅜ x 5¼. 2 figures on the rails of
    No.200 boat. boy reclining behind . l. colour
    notes , pencil frame line . note at l
    bottom, undecipherable , thin paper .
    '109' in blue SHEET P.
    pencil on back. 22 sketches, No watermark.
    21 x 13

    P 1 3⅞ x 5⅞. 3 sketches . (1) l . 3 masted
    No.177 Barque 'x' on hull with note 'X.....on.....'
    (2) top r. 2 masted Ship. (3) bottom r
    ditto. medium thick paper.
    P 2 6¾ x 4⅛. 7 sketches. (1)top . 1 masted
    No.78. boat under sail, with small boat in tow.
    (2) below l. one masted boat under
    sail heading to r. (3) [below r one
    masted boat under sail. (4) below
    l one masted boat heading to r. (5)
    P2A. centre 1 masted barge . (6) r one
    No.138 masted boat (7) bottom 21 masted
    boats under sail , with small boat
    following . medium paper.
    P 3. 3¾ x 3⅝. one masted fishing boat with
    Sails, small boat in front r, figures in
    No.71. both boats & 0n shore r. pencil frame
    line. medium paper.

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