Francis Stevens' Sketchbook, page 21, Artist notes and sketches around Lynmouth, July 24 1819

Artist notes/journal, dated 23rd and 24th July 1819.

[Working transcription:]

The River from Lyn & Lynmouth & Linton Very romantic.

Turner reported the higher part of the River to be of a wild

Character. The Rocks are in [Raised?] fine [???] in the

Bed of the river. the Colour of them particularly Beautiful

the lichens very Rich & varied. Clouds rolling very

low over the sea up the sides of the Cliffs & over their

tops.  -            July 23^rd 1819.

[sketch]

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The Cliffs on the Sea Shore to the Eastward of Lynmouth

very fine the Colouring Rich.

Saw the [floating?] Water very clearly to day the Colour of

the Purest Blue Grey the Line of Dark Shadow on the

water much Darker than the distance gave the mountains

[all?] the appearance of being at an immense distance.

The valley of Rocks worthy attention some future time

Particularly from a very high Point looking West

ward. The Subject is Sublime---

Lynmouth I must revisit at some future period

for many Subjects are yet [??] for Study-

the Small River had not [???] to Examine,-

The Road Runs very near the East Cliff above those

Rocks I sketched from- July 24 1819.

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Sketchbook of Francis Stevens, 1819-1823