Drawings. Visual works.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Visual works produced by drawing, which is the application of lines on a surface, often paper, by using a pencil, pen, chalk, or some other tracing instrument to focus on the delineation of form rather than the application of color. This term is often defined broadly to refer to computer-generated images as well. (AAT) Include sketches under 'Drawings', but ignore doodles, unless particularly noteworthy. (NLS) In the published catalogues this heading was used for pictures. The heading 'Pictures' was used for all lists of pictures and for descriptions of treatises on pictures. (NLS) .
Found in 1221 Collections and/or Records:
'Poetical Souvenir and Cabinet of Music and Drawing: Andrew Kippen, Edinburgh, 1840' containing poetry, mottoes, songs with music, and drawings of Scottish scenery, finely written in a variety of calligraphic hands.
Item
Identifier: MS.8934
Scope and Contents
The choice of shorter poems and the type of ornament suggests some affinity with the work of James Cargill (see MSS.8931-8932), of which it presents a considerable refinement.
Dates:
1840.
Portfolio of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay, concerning 'Insect Furniture Designs' and 'Jewellery Designs', Circa 1973-circa 2014
File
Identifier: MS.50770
Scope and Contents
This portfolio contains 5 pages of jewellery designs created by Lucinda Mackay whilst studying jewellery design at Sir John Cass School of Art in East London, circa 1973. It also contains 24 pages of furniture design created by Lucinda Mackay, circa 2013, in which the artist takes insects as inspiration for common home furniture pieces.Titles annotated by the artist include: Insect furniture designs1. Leaf insect bed or chaise-longue (phyllium scythe),...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Circa 1973-circa 2014
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice
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Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay
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Portfolios of Loose Artworks by Lucinda Mackay
Portfolio of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay entitled 'Life Drawings', Circa 1964-2004
File
Identifier: MS.50768
Scope and Contents
This portfolio contains 26 loose drawings. Mediums used include ink, pencil, and crayon. The drawings consist primarily of life drawing studies. Titles and contextual details for the drawings have been provided by the artist as follows: 1. Seated Man with Pole. Art College study early 1960s.2. Art College Reclining Nude, circa 1964.3. Seated Girl. Done at Edinburgh College of Art circa 1964.4. Girl Lying Down. Art College...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Circa 1964-2004
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice
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Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay
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Portfolios of Loose Artworks by Lucinda Mackay
Portfolio of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay [Everyday studies], Circa 1997
File
Identifier: MS.50765
Scope and Contents
This portfolio contains 73 loose drawings by the artist. Mediums used include ink, crayon, and watercolour. Pages appear to have been pulled from a spiral-bound sketchbook. The majority of drawings are untitled. Images depict everyday city scenes, alongside more detailed studies of individuals and animals. A series of images show artists at work in studios and in nature. A watercolour sketch also shows an orchestra during a musical performance. Edinburgh is noted as the location for one...
Dates:
Majority of material found within Circa 1997
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice
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Original sketchbooks and portfolios of loose artworks by Lucinda Mackay
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Portfolios of Loose Artworks by Lucinda Mackay
Portfolio of miscellaneous drawings, watercolours, and maps, many apparently by J K Rennie., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19963
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities.
This...
Dates:
19th century.
Portrait drawing of John Leyden done on board a ship off Madras.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12193
Dates:
1811.
Print by Kirkwood and Son - Plan and chart of harbour and docks - Edinburgh, Leith., 1831.
File
Identifier: MS.5848 (70)
Dates:
1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Print - Edinburgh and Dundee - Edinburgh, Railways - surveyed by Robert Stevenson., 1836.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (85)
Dates:
1836.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Print from drawing by A Arrowsmith - Section of Canal - Caledonian Canal, Inverness - 18th Report of Commissioners., 1821.
Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (14)
Dates:
1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C.
Print from drawing by A Arrowsmith - Section of intended canal - Caledonian Canal, Inverness., 1805.
Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (13)
Dates:
1805.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C.
Print, undated, by Robertson and Ballantine - Sketch of river and adjacent properties from Colt Bridge to Canon Mills - Edinburgh, Leith, Water of., 1839.
Item
Identifier: MS.5848 (104)
Dates:
1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of.
Print, undated, by W H Lizars - Mouth of river, showing tide - Esk, River, South, Angus., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5849 (138)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.
Dates:
?19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Edinburgh, London Road-Ey.
Print, undated - Sketch of river - Don, River, Aberdeen., ?19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.5847 (21)
Dates:
?19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with D.
Print with drawings super-inscribed - Limits of jurisdiction of Clyde Lighthouse Trust - Clyde, River - surveyed by D and T Stevenson., 1877.
Item
Identifier: MS.5846 (73)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.
Dates:
1877.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson concerning places in Scotland.
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Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C.
Printed papers in legal cases with which Sir Walter Scott was apparently associated, with a few autograph notes of Scott and others and two slight drawings of buildings., 1782-1801.
File
Identifier: MS.1627
Scope and Contents
At the end of the papers in the case of the Reverend John McNaught, Minister of Girthon, for whom Sir Walter Scott pleaded (see J G Lockhart’s ‘Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott’, chapter vii), are manuscript copies of offending songs by McNaught.
Dates:
1782-1801.
Prints, signed by the artist, of drawings of Corstorphine Castle (as reconstituted) and Strathendry Castle, by Yvonne de Casabianca.
File
Identifier: Acc.10587
Dates:
1992.
Production files of 'The incredible Brechin beetle bug' by Matt McGinn., 1986-1987, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10893/189-191
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Dates:
1986-1987, undated.
"Rambling Thoughts on a Highland Ramble" by L.L. Joseph.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13706
Scope and Contents
Illustrated journal of a tour in Scotland with watercolours and sketches and pasted in photographs and printed cards. The writer travelled by train from St Pancras, London, to Dumfries, Melrose, Galashiels and Edinburgh. He travelled north over the newly opened Forth Bridge to Pitlochry. From Pitlochry, he visits notable landmarks including the Falls of Bruar and the Pass of Killiekrankie. There is a detailed account of the process of making tweed following a visit to the Pitlochry Tweed...
Dates:
1890
Reproduction of a group portrait of the Cowan family by Kenneth Mackay.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12485
Dates:
1839.
Research of Duncan Glen, including press cuttings, newspapers and periodicals, relating to Hugh MacDiarmid., 1958-1967, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10094/39-61
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Includes manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and essays, and includes critical work on Hugh MacDiamrid.
Dates:
1958-1967, undated.
[River Clyde and land around Lampits and Eastfield.] Drawing number 1. Parish of Carnwath., 1848.
Item
Identifier: MS.27819
‘Roll book for the use of John Clerk, Esqr., Advocate', afterwards Lord Eldin, giving cases on which he was engaged., 1788-1791.
Item
Identifier: MS.1952
Scope and Contents
On folio 29 verso are drawings of figures.
Dates:
1788-1791.
Scrap-book, containing caricatures, some dated 1813, and other drawings, chiefly by John Gibson Lockhart, engravings, etchings, lithographs, etc., 1813-1857, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.1626
Scope and Contents
The scrap-book includes the drawing of Fenella dancing before Charles II (? by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe) (number 78), that of John Gibson Lockhart and others riding to Selkirk, 1823 (number 80), and the portrait of Charles Scott, 1820 (number 82), all reproduced in Andrew Lang’s ‘Life and Letters of ... Lockhart’, and a portrait of Tom Purdie, 1822 (number 79). The album also contains ‘Select Sonnets’ by George Huntly Gordon (printed, undated), with an autograph dedication by the author to...
Dates:
1813-1857, undated.
Scrapbook containing a water-colour painting of primulas, a poem entitled 'Lines to Agnes' by 'B.W.', and scraps of paper bearing designs of flowers and birds, apparently of French origin., ?19th century-?early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6346
Scope and Contents
The watercolour painting is on folio 14.
Dates:
?19th century-?early 20th century.
Scrapbook of Lady Isobel Scott
Item
Identifier: Acc.13515
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook compiled by Lady Isobel Scott, consisting largely of autographs, drawings and photographs of places visited. Most are country houses including Monteviot, Woodburn, Beaulieu, Newbattle Abbey, Kiplin in Northumberland, Fountains Abbey, Bishop`s House, Kennington, Boughton House, Kettering, Falconhurst in Kent, Drumlanrig Castle and Douglas Castle. In addition, there are a number of entries relating to visits to Admiralty House, Devonport, a series of photographs taken on visit to...
Dates:
1899-1904