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Small hardback sketchbook containing 87 pages of pencil sketches; a further 7 pages remain unused. The majority of images are undated and untitled. Subject matter consists primarily of character studies. Notable locations mentioned include The Laigh Club, Edinburgh; Abbotsford; Jenners Store, Edinburgh; and Lenzie, while identified individuals include the opera singer Ian Caddy; 'Suzanne'; cellist Steven Isserlis; and Jim Chisholm.

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Small hardback sketchbook containing 80 pages of pen, ink, and crayon drawings by the artist, depicting her trip to Venice, Italy in 2007. Images are undated and untitled. The majority include character studies of locals, with a number also showing everyday city scenes and locations at cafés, restaurants, the canals, and museums.

Scope and Contents Hardback sketchbook containing 74 pages of drawings. Mediums used include ink and pencil. The majority of images are untitled and undated. Subject matter includes character studies primarily, and restaurant dining. A number of notable individuals are depicted at an unspecified event, perhaps a literary reading. Identified individuals include poet Sir John Betjeman at the ICA; Clive James; [?Spike Milligan]; Enoch Powell; [?Lord Hailsham]; Dr. George Steiner; Charles Osborne; 'Judith'; writer...

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A hardback sketchbook containing 37 pages of ink drawings; 9 subsequent pages are unused. Locations identified embrace London and Aberdeen, specifically Trafalgar Square, Hammersmith, Victoria, Shepherd's Bush, The Grosvenor Hotel, London, and Union Street, Aberdeen. Subject matter includes notable buildings, character studies, and hotel restaurants.

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The sketchbook was subsequently used by R B Haldane when a child (folios 61 verso-64 verso).

Two leaves are cut out between folios 69 and 70.

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...

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...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketches, which are in pencil except for a few in watercolour or crayon, are mostly of architectural details and ornament, chiefly from churches. There are some sketches of buildings in Scotland (MSS.10658-10659), Northern France (MS.10661) and the English cathedral cities. There are also drawings of mediaeval musical instruments (MS.10662), armour (MS.10663) and objects from museums, especially metalwork and jewellery (MS.10665).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketchbooks include pen, pencil and watercolour sketches for paintings and tapestries, notes on dress and armour, and rubbings.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketchbooks include pen, pencil and watercolour sketches for paintings and tapestries, notes on dress and armour, and rubbings.

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The sketchbook also contains fragments of a diary for 1913.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketchbooks include pen, pencil and watercolour sketches for paintings and tapestries, notes on dress and armour, and rubbings.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The sketchbooks include pen, pencil and watercolour sketches for paintings and tapestries, notes on dress and armour, and rubbings.