Sketchbook of `Pencil sketches to commemorate my journey to Scotland in the summer and autumn of 1846.`
Scope and Contents
Julius Jacob the Elder (1811-1882) was a German Jewish artist born in Berlin who lived in London between 1844 and 1855. He is known both for his landscapes and society portraits.
The sketchbook contains more than 150 pencil sketches of a tour in Scotland from August 1846 to February 1847. Almost all the sketches are dated and identifed. The earliest sketch is of the Isle of Arran. He then moved on to Greenock, Loch Long, Loch Lomond, Inverary, Loch Awe, Fingal`s Cave and Staffa, Ben Nevis, Fort Augustus, Invermoriston, Aviemore, Loch Achray, Loch Katrine, Brodick, and Goatfell, Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Dunoon, Dumbarton, Drymen, Stirling Castle, Perth, Dryburgh Abbey and Edinburgh. The Edinburgh scenes include The Mound, Calton Hill, Holyrood Palace, Salisbury Crags, Arthur`s Seat, Edinburgh Castle, St Stephen`s Church, view from Edinburgh Castle over the esplanade, Dean Bridge, Corstorphine Hill and North Bridge.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1847
Creator
- Jacob, Julius, artist, the elder, 1811-1882 (Artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (Single volume; oblong octavo)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Samuel Gedge, 1 Stable Yard, Gunton Park, Hanworth, Norwich, NR11 7HJ.9 July 2015
Physical Description
0.00 linear metresSingle volume; oblong octavo185.00 x 110.00 millimetres
Dimensions
185.00 x 110.00 millimetres
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Arran, Island of. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - North Ayrshire. Island. Longitude: -5.2500. Latitude: 55.6000.
- Dumbarton. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - West Dunbartonshire. County.
- Edinburgh Castle. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh - Edinburgh. Castle. Longitude: -3.2000. Latitude: 55.9500.
- Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500.
- Glasgow. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Glasgow. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.2500. Latitude: 55.8833.
- Greenock. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Inverclyde. Inhabited place. Longitude: -4.7500. Latitude: 55.9500.
- Katrine, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Stirling. Lake. Longitude: -4.5167. Latitude: 56.2500.
- Lomond, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Lake. Longitude: -4.6000. Latitude: 56.0833.
- Long Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Lake.
- Ness, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Lake. Longitude: -4.5000. Latitude: 57.2667.
- Nevis, Ben. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Highland. Mountain. Longitude: -4.9833. Latitude: 56.8000.
- Perth. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Perth and Kinross. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.4333. Latitude: 56.4000.
- Stirling. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Stirling. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.9500. Latitude: 56.1167.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 13 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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