Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/3/1/2
Page: 100
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cont'd ...Miles Edmund Cotman recommended to Sir George Nayler, 28th Dec 1825.
Letter from Mary Turner to John Sell Cotman, 28 Dec 1825
Date: 28 Dec 1825
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(28.12.250 (2) 83
health has been a little tried during his journey and he is somewhat shrunk - but he has been extremely gratified by his excursion, by almost every thing he has seen in Italy, and only regretted that his time was so short. I ought to add that he regretted being alone, and determined, should he ever again visit Italy, not to go unaccompanied by some of his family.
I had hoped, my dear Sir, as you know I expressed, to have the pleasure of seeing you and Edmund at our house sometime during the holidays. I shall however be disappointed - for I have heard rather a poor account of Mrs Palgrave and I must leave Yarmouth next Monday for London, where I shall probably spend a month or 6 weeks.
I hope that Mrs Cotman's health continues to improve I beg offer my kind rememberances to her, and with good wishes to yrself & family, I remain, my dear Sir Yr sincere friend Ms Turner.
Will you be so kind, my dr Sir, to send the accompanyying note to Miss Hancock.
[pencil notes]
Sir George Nayler 1764 (?) - 1831. Garter king-of-arms. He undertook a 'history of the coronation of George IV.' Which he did not live to complete. Chalon. Stephanoff. Pugin. Wild & other able artists illustrated it. Parts I & ii were pubd in 1824. After Nayler's death the plates came into Bolin's hands & [?] Whole was repubd in 1839.