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Sketchbook containing series of twenty-three landscape pencil and ink drawings of views around Edinburgh and the Highlands.

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The sketchbook is stamped KJE on the front cover.

Many of the drawings have been pasted in or tipped in.

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There are also a number of portraits and studies of flowers. Two of the sketches are dated 1863 and most of the watercolours are titled. At the end of the volume several playing cards and a sheet of Chinese writing have been inserted.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...

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Includes notebooks, sketchbooks, diaries, literary fragments and personal documents.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

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Pen and ink drawings of scenes including Keir House, Castlemilk, Campsie Glen, Stirling and Dunblane Cathedral. Inscribed 'Helen M. Stirling, London, June 1846'. T the sketches are also invididually dated.

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The sketchbook contains pencil and watercolour sketches of figures and shipping, chiefly Turkish.

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The sketchbook contains chiefly pencil drawings of scenes in the south of England.

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The sketchbook contain chiefly pencil drawings of scenes in the south of England, 1823-1855, but also includes a few sketches made in England and Brittany by Henry Aston Barker's youngest son, William Bligh Barker.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 60 pages of ink, pencil and crayon drawings. Thirty additional pages remain unused. The majority of drawings are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes buildings and architectural features; character studies; street scenes, café scenes; 'the antiquarian bookshop in the castle'; plants and flowers; household objects; Royal Ascot fashion; Edinburgh University Staff Club; and Inverlochy Castle. Identified individuals include Fr. Brocard Sewell; 'Geoffrey';...

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Hardback sketchbook with woodchip paper containing 50 pages of crayon drawings. All images are untitled and only three have been dated, with each reading as 15 September 1999. Subject matter consists of figure and character studies of people encountered in everyday situations - on the street, in cafés, in shops, in parks, parents with children, workers, and pets with their owners. One image captures a person in a chicken suit [offering] balloons to a young woman.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 80 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 entry is dated as 12 October and concludes on 16 October. A subequent travel diary documents the conclusion of the trip, from 16-21 October.The artist charts her train journey from Edinburgh Waverley Station to London King's Cross Station; fellow passengers; train service; an...

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Hardback sketchbook with turquoise and black cloth cover containing 130 pages of crayon drawings. All images are noted by the artist on the inside cover as originating in Edinburgh. Images are undated and largely untitled. Themes depicted include character studies, city scenes, musicians, couples, parents and children, animals, café scenes, cleaners, local shops, and parks.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook with crimson and gold cloth cover containing more than 200 pages of crayon and pencil drawings. Artist has noted on the inside front cover that the book was begun on 1 September 2006 and finished on 9 October 2006. Images consist primarily of 'portraits/figures' character studies. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Where annotations are present they note specific locations and commercial premises in south Edinburgh including Morningside, Bruntsfield, and...

Scope and Contents Small hardback sketchbook containing more than 90 pages of drawings documenting the artist's visit to Lausanne, Switzerland; Hong Kong; and Taipei, Taiwan in 1982. Mediums used include ink and pencil. The majority of images are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes character studies; items of cultural interest from the National Palace Museum in Taipei; city scenes; and local cafés. Later drawings appear to relate to Edinburgh, Scotland, with the Drummond Hotel and [?Chez Fred's] both...

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Sketchbook containing 25 pages of pencil and crayon drawings and watercolour paintings. The majority of sketches have been dated and their location noted, depicting Edinburgh-based locations including parks, pubs, streets, and cafés, primarily in south Edinburgh around the Morningside, Bruntsfield, and Marchmont areas. Subject matter includes character studies of families, adults, and children.

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Small pocketsize hardback sketchbook containing 68 pages of ink drawings, with a further 10 pages unused. Individual images are undated and untitled. Subject matter consists of character studies.

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Hardback sketchbook with woodchip paper containing 60 pages of ink drawings. Images are undated and untitled. Subject matter includes scenes from everyday city life in London, with character studies and representations of notable buildings. The artist has noted on the inside front cover that locations include 'St. James; Jermyn Street; Trafalgar Square; Royal Overseas League; Chelsea Arts Club; and Kensington Palace Gardens.'

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Hardback sketchbook with marbled cover containing 46 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink, pencil, and crayon. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter includes character studies; fantastical creatures; theatre performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Magic Flute, and HMS Pinafore; and a concert at Reid Hall. Also contains a sketch of Heriott Watt, Edinburgh.