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Small hardback sketchbook containing 32 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink, pencil, and crayon. A further 2 pages contain manuscript notes by the artist on the process of preparing stoneware clay, while 38 pages remain unused. Drawing subject matter includes character studies primarily. Two images are dated. Only two are titled as follows 'Café - Camden Town' [Woman, London] and 'Pub - Camden Town 25 July 1981' [Man, London].

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Hardback sketchbook containing 68 pages of ink drawings, a further 12 unused pages, and two pages of manuscript notes by the artist documenting art works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The majority of images are undated and untitled, but appear to be located in London. Subject matter includes character studies; Easter Sunday 1985; cityscapes in central London, including Embankment, Charing Cross, the Strand, and Fleet Street.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook with woodchip paper containing 28 pages of crayon drawings and a further 20 unused pages. The majority of images have been dated and titled, and are all Edinburgh-based. Locations include Frederick Street; George Street; the West End; Rutland Square; Princes Street; Rose Street; and the Scottish National Gallery Café on the Mound. Subject matter includes character studies primarily, with the artist capturing local residents in everyday situations; working, walking,...

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A hardback sketchbook containing 50 pages of drawings in ink and crayon.The majority of images are untitled and undated. Themes and subject matter include character studies, animals, and Edinburgh city scenes. Identified individuals include [?Iain Cameron], [?Jo Mouli], and Mr. Baker (Suffolk).

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Sketchbook containing 25 pages of pencil and crayon drawings. The majority of sketches have been dated and their location noted, representing Lucinda Mackay's trip to Bruges, Belgium in 2009. Subjects portrayed include individuals, artists at work, city scenes, and nature scenes.

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Small spiral-bound sketchbook containing 25 pages of crayon drawings. Includes character studies of children and adults, one being titled as 'James Mackay, aged 1 3/4' and another 'Shane' [?Mackay]. Also contains images of household furniture and objects, childrens' toys, and a large cherry tree.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook with marbled cover containing 80 pages of crayon drawings. The majority of images are titled and dated, with the first drawing dating from 9 June 1997 and the final image dated as 27 August 1997. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies and scenes from everyday city life in Edinburgh and London; passengers on the train to King's Cross Station, London; a visit to Trafalgar Square; Culross Abbey, Dunfermline; performers at Culross 'Carnival' Festival (13 July...

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Small hardback sketchbook with red floral cloth cover containing 50 pages of ink drawings representing the dance held on 8 July 2006 to mark an exhibition's opening. Images include brief studies of attendees, musicians, dancers, speakers, and waiting staff. Images are untitled, with one exception, a sketch of speaker [John Leighton].

Scope and Contents Soft green cover sketchbook containing 11 pages of watercolour paintings. Noted on the interior front cover to have been undertaken at the Open Arms Hotel in Dirleton, East Lothian, on Hogmanay 2003/2004. Subject matter includes the artist's impressions of time spent in Dirleton for the holiday period. Local sights and characters in Dirleton are represented including Castlemains Farm; the Main Street area; Dirleton Kirk; local children; hotel staff; hotel accommodation; musicians; fellow...

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Small spiral-bound sketchbook containing 25 pages of ink drawings, documenting the artist's trip to Istanbul, Turkey in [?1995]. Images are untitled and undated. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies with 3-4 images representing local buildings of interest.

Scope and Contents Hardback check design sketchbook containing 74 pages of drawings and diary entries by the artist, documenting her visit to the Loire Valley, France in October 1998. Sketch mediums used include ink, pencil and crayon. The first diary entry is dated as 16 October 1998 and concludes on 21 October. A previous travel diary documents the beginning of the trip, commencing on 12 October 1998. In this diary the artist charts her visits to Amboise, Fontevraud, Azay-le-Rideau, and Tours, noting sights...

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Sketchbook containing 9 pages of ink and watercolour drawings by the artist, depicting a trip to Venice, Italy in [?2007]. Images are undated and largely untitled. Images depict everyday city scenes and locations at local piazzas, canal bridges, city arches, and local museums.

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Small hardback sketchbook containing 73 pages of ink drawings. Images are untitled and undated but may relate to time spent by the artist in London, England. Subject matter includes instances of everyday life in a busy city - traffic; transport; buildings and architectural features; the Underground system; character studies; parks; streetscapes; and commercial retail outlets.

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Including over 50 drawings of Scottish landscapes and houses.

Scope and Contents Thomas Henry Graham`s sketchbook provides a visual record of a tour in Scotland of 1812. The sketchbook opens with several drawings of views of and near to his home Edmond Castle, in Cumbria. Graham travelled to Scotland via Northumberland and there are drawings of Newcastle, Alnwick, Belford Castle, Bamburgh Castle and the Farne Islands. Drawings in Scotland include views of Dunbar, Edinburgh, the firth of Forth, Holyrood House, Leith Harbour, Glasgow, Dumbarton Castle, the Cairndow Inn at...

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Sketchbook of water-colour and pencil drawings of scenes in Scotland, England and Wales of Hannah Stuart. Places depicted include Goodrich Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Mount Stuart, Rothesay Bay, Loch Lomond, Inversnaid, Inverary, Kenilworth Castle, Culzean Castle, Dalquharran and Taymouth Castle

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The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.

The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.

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With translation of Indian religious work, including a vocabulary

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The notes and extracts appear to have been made between about 1784 and about 1820, but most are undated.

Scope and Contents A series of 30 sketchbooks comprising primarily of ink, pencil, and crayon drawings with a small number containing watercolour paintings. The majority of individual images are undated and untitled. Where contextual detail exists this has been recorded in item descriptions. Sketchbooks contain representations of everyday life in Edinburgh and London, with 7 sketchbooks representing the artist's international trips to Lausanne, Switzerland; and Taipei, Taiwan in 1982; Istanbul, Turkey in...

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Containing scenes, people and actions in Scotland, South Africa, Afghanistan and Egypt.