Drawings. Visual works
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
'Copy of original notes and drawings from life of the plants collected by me during the Speke & Grant Expedition in /60/63. J.A. Grant’, volume 1., 1860-1863.
Drawings of Cavers, undated, and the ‘Cottage in Denholm Dean when occupied by Lady Grace Douglas and her children’, 1811, plans of the garden at Cavers showing fruit trees, fruit and vegetables, and list of groceries., 1811, undated.
Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers
Folder containing loose sketches by Eric Reeve, undated
Mediums include pen, pencil, and watercolour, while subject matter includes landscapes, nature, buildings and interiors, character studies, object studies, animal studies, and precise animal anatomy studies. File also includes one mixed-medium drawing of a couple by 'John'.
Letters to Ian Rankin of correspondents with surnames and corporate names beginning P-R., 1984-2018, undated.
Original sketches and illustrations by Edith Simon, 1923-1933, undated
Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, 1959-2022
This sub-series contains a collection of Lucinda Mackay's sketchbooks spanning the period [?1970]-2012, featuring observational sketches from everyday life and travels in Scotland, England, Europe, Turkey, and China. Also present are 6 portfolios of loose artworks and 16 photograph albums/folders documenting the artist's completed paintings.
Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her artistic practice, writing, and teaching, 1965-2022
This series documents Lady Mackay's professional career as an artist, writer and teacher, containing her art-related papers, her publishing papers, art administration papers, a collection of art-related ephemera, and a file on her teaching career in England and Scotland.
Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with L., 19th century-1908.
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.