The Cotman Letters 1804-1833

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Addressed to To Mr. Cotman.
Yarmouth Dec. 28. th 1825.

[first paragraph of letter crossed through.]
My dear Sir,

I had a letter from my daughter Elizabeth to day in which she tells me that Sir George Nayler* applied to her husband to recommend him a person who could colour the plates of his splendid work on the Coronation. Mr Palgrave thought it might be a job suitable to you son Edmond, and begged a little delay before replying to Sir George in order to obtain your answer. Now, my dear Sir, if you will return me an answer by afternoon coach, or by the morning Coach on Friday morning. I shall be writing to Eliz. on that day, and will transmit it to her. I ought to tell you what I have heard of the work in questionthat you may be better enabled to form a judgement. It is rather better than Ackermann's Oxford and Cambridge, but much in that style. And the figures of the Peers & c. are very much on a par with the neat smirking gownsmen and Masters of Art in those publications. Elizabeth says that Sir G. Nayler is in great haste to have his plates coloured. And Mr Palgrave thinks that he would willingly send them into Norfolk, and that he would be likely to pay liberally.

I had the pleasure, my dear Sir, of forwarding to you by Mrs Brightwen, a few days since, a parcel of drawings, apparently, from Mrs Holmes. I hope that they reached you safely.
I seem to suppose that you already know of Mr .Turner's return home, from not having already of it. he got home yesterday sennight, rather hastened by the late derangement in the business world. his