The Village by the River

The Village by the River

“As we reached the higher parts of Coltishall the mists disappeared, but as the band of devotees did not increase, we retraced our steps, returning through the mist to our ship, round which the air seemed filled with the sounds of lovers. Low whistles and suppressed laughter greeted us on all sides. Coltishall is evidently an amorous town.”On English Lagoons, Chapter XXXIII, p. 178

Trees lining the banks are reflected in the River Bure on the approach to a village, believed to be Coltishall, in the English county of Norfolk. The plate appears opposite the start of Chapter XXXIII: Descent of the Bure

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Image Dimensions13.9 x 22.6 cm

Support Dimensions17.3 x 22.6 cm

Print Notes

Recto: Collection stamp for County Borough of Grimsby Public Library in UR plate corner.

Provenance

Purchased August, 2018 from City Bookshop, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K.