Sketchbooks.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books or pads of blank sheets used or intended for sketching, which are informal or rough drawings.
Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:
Sketchbook with miscellaneous drawings., Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/359
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...
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family sketch books.
Sketchbook with pressed flowers., 1838.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/335
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...
Dates:
1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family sketch books.
Sketchbooks and commonplace books of the Grant family of Kilgraston.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14214/1-5
Dates:
1812-1868.
Sketchbooks and notes of Sir Frank Mears, the architect and town-planner (1880-1953).
Series
Identifier: MSS.10658-10682
Dates:
1897-1914, undated.
Sketchbooks kept by William Stuart, one of Alexander Walker's sons, on St Helena., 1823-[before 1828].
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13771A-13771C
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Whilst at St Helena, Alexander Walker busied himself in promoting the agricultural potential of the island and in tackling the question of slavery.
Dates:
1823-[before 1828].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Official and private papers of Alexander Walker during his period as governor of St Helena, 1823-1828, and until his death in retirement in 1831.
Sketchbooks of Graham Brown., 1886-1899.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/115-117
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.
Dates:
1886-1899.
Sketchbooks of Henry Aston Barker., 1800-1865.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9650-9652
Sketchbooks of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, mostly of Greenland and some of Scotland., 1927-1939.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9713/89-91
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes diaries and photographs.
Dates:
1927-1939.
Sketchbooks of Robert Gibb., 1871-1910.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10473-10476
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...
Dates:
1871-1910.
Sketchbooks of Sir Frank Mears., 1898-1914, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10658-10669
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates:
1898-1914, undated.
Sketchbooks of William Skeoch Cumming., 1893-1919, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9787-9794
Scope and Contents
The sketchbooks include pen, pencil and watercolour sketches for paintings and tapestries, notes on dress and armour, and rubbings.
Dates:
1893-1919, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the artist William Skeoch Cumming (1864-1929) and of his wife Isabella ('Belle') Sutton.
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Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work.
Sketches by A E Borthwick and Robert Gibb, with other visual materials., 19th century-1964, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10470-10479
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...
Dates:
19th century-1964, undated.
Sketches, drawings and other visual material., [1935-2006].
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13338/665-675
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The archive consists of extensive correspondence from fans, friends and associates, including the poet Sir John Betjeman, painter Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, and Leigh Fermor's principal publisher John 'Jock' Murray. There are also literary manuscripts and typescripts, often with numerous annotations and revisions, diaries, notebooks, photographs, articles and research papers concerning most aspects of his and Joan's life, work and interests, including wide-ranging material on the war, in...
Dates:
[1935-2006].
Small sketch-book of Agnes Ranken., 1846-1853.
Item
Identifier: MS.8869
Scope and Contents
The drawings, made in pencil, consist entirely of landscapes. Many are of Highland lochs, but there are also scenes from the Lake District and from the Matlock area in Derbyshire.
Dates:
1846-1853.
Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work., 1893-1919, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9773-9795
Scope and Contents
Most of the material is undated and fragmentary in nature. Rough sketches, notes taken from printed books, addresses, accounts, and descriptions of portraits and uniforms are scattered throughout.
Dates:
1893-1919, undated.