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Pencil sketches by J.S. Cotman

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/2/4/3
Page: 40


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    Pencil Sketches Page 40

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    Q 6. 3½ x 5⅜. Wooded shore, with jetty
    & crane left, water in front.
    No.191. Inscribed 'Timber on Shore',
    enclosed by pencil line . Yellow
    Edged Sketch book. Water mark

    Q 7 3⅞ x 7. Boats l. a jetty with a
    Crane & a flag, centre, 2
    No.189 windmills 2. on bank with
    figures, above larger drawing
    of flag inscribed “Wht Red.”
    thin paper .
    Q 8. 3⅜ x 5⅜. Boat l . jetty with cranes
    2 windmills same scene
    No.190. As Q 7 , inscribed 'better without
    boats, distance instead' .
    below sketch of nearer windmill
    to larger scale . Yellow edged
    sketch book . No watermark .
    Q 9. 3⅜ x 5¼. Trees , with timber waggon(?)
    No.76. Yellow edged sketch book no
    '109' in blue pencil watermark.
    On back. SHEET R.
    21 x 13¼ (20 sketches) no watermark.
    \127 R 1 2⅛ x 4. Boats on beach c & r . Figures l.
    inscribed '166' Wharterman paper watermark
    R 2 3½ x 2⅞. 2 masted vessel. Medium buff tinted
    No.81. paper. top edges curved . watermark
    J I
    R 3 3¾ x 4¾. 5 sketches (1) l. a sail. (2) C. 1 masted boat.
    (3) top l. top of a mast.(4) l middle. 1 masted
    202 boat. (5) bottom r. 3 masted boat.
    on etching paper. top r corner of etching
    West Front of Castle Acre Priory. 1813.
    (numbered 1 in series.)

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