Lot Essay
The present drawing was commissioned by the Reverend James Bulwer to illustrate Blomefield's Norfolk, a publication which was previously unillustrated.
The Font at Twyford Church, Norfolk
Details
Miles Edmund Cotman (1810-1858)
The Font at Twyford Church, Norfolk
signed and dated 'M E Cotman./1839' (lower right) and with inscription 'Twyford Church' (lower right, overmounted) and with a further inscription 'Twyford' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
7.7/8 x 5.5/8 in. (20 x 14.3 cm.)
The Font at Twyford Church, Norfolk
signed and dated 'M E Cotman./1839' (lower right) and with inscription 'Twyford Church' (lower right, overmounted) and with a further inscription 'Twyford' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
7.7/8 x 5.5/8 in. (20 x 14.3 cm.)
Provenance
Rev. J. Bulwer.
with Albany Gallery, London.
with Albany Gallery, London.
Literature
Walker's Quarterly, 1927, no. 81.