Single letters and small collections of letters of nineteenth-century artists.
Scope and Contents
Writers include Sir William Allan, Sir John Watson Gordon, Sir Henry Raeburn, Archibald G Reid and David Roberts. There is also a group of letters, 1853-1893, undated, to John Pettie from a variety of artists and authors and a small collection of testimonials, 1858, in favour of the artist Thomas Fairbairn.
Dates
- Creation: 1809-1903, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
258 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
258 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from various accessions:
folio 21, transferred, 1966, from the Department of Printed Books, formerly inserted in ‘Mediaeval triumphs and processions’ (Edinburgh, 1874);
folios 88-90, bought, Sotheby’s 16 February 1973, lot 316;
folios 214, 239, 245, 252, bought, Sotheby's 13 April 1972, lot 436;
the rest bought elsewhere at various dates, 1971-1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1966-1793.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk