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The Cotman Letters 1804-1833

Archive: SDK Sydney Decimus Kitson Archive
Reference Number: SDK/1/3/1/2
Page: 22

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    John Sell Cotman' on plates of Howden Church and Croyland Abbey to Dawson Turner 24th November 1810

    Transcript of letter from John Sell Cotman to Dawson Turner. 24/11/1810.

    Date: 24/11/1810

  • Transcription

    November 24. 1810.

    [To Dawson Turner
    at Yarmouth]

    Sir,
    I have taken the liberty of forwarding to you the prospectus of a work I am now publishing. - In the course of which will be introduced the two admired specimens of architecture. East End of Howden Church Yorkshire (I believe never published) and Croyland Abbey, West Front, Lincolnshire. The size of these two Plates will be 15 inches by 11 inches - to be published in the work only to the Subscribers - to be sold a pair of Etchings at a considerable advance - I am Sir
    with the greatest Respect
    Your obedient servant
    John S. Cotman

    Norwich
    November 24th 1810 -

    The original letter is bound up in Dawson Turner’s copy of Cotman’s 1810-11 Etchings - formerly belonging to Victor [Rienauker?] - now the property of S.D.K (No. 685)

John Sell Cotman' on plates of Howden Church and Croyland Abbey to Dawson Turner 24th November 1810