Drawings. Visual works.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Visual works produced by drawing, which is the application of lines on a surface, often paper, by using a pencil, pen, chalk, or some other tracing instrument to focus on the delineation of form rather than the application of color. This term is often defined broadly to refer to computer-generated images as well. (AAT) Include sketches under 'Drawings', but ignore doodles, unless particularly noteworthy. (NLS) In the published catalogues this heading was used for pictures. The heading 'Pictures' was used for all lists of pictures and for descriptions of treatises on pictures. (NLS) .
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers, concerning the "Murray Handbooks for Travellers"., 1834-1899, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42613
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Letters of multiple or unidentified correspondents have been placed at the end of the sequence.Letters, 1842, 1845-1846. of Sir George Biddell Airy to John Murray II and John Murray III: folios 1-9;Letter, 1843, of Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to John Murray III: folios 10-11;Letter, 1847, of George Augustus Frederic Cavendish-Bentinck to John Murray III: folios 12-13;...
Dates:
1834-1899, undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Frere, B. to Frere, Catherine., 1825-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40426
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Frere, B. (Bartholomew).Letter, 28 December 1833, of Bartholomew Frere to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Frere, Bartle Compton Arthur.Letters, 1884-1925, to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. The letters concern gifts given and received, enquiries after health, and personal news. Folios 3-21. Frere, B. (Benjamin).Letters, 1825, of Benjamin...
Dates:
1825-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Head, B. to Head, G., 1829-1884.
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Identifier: MS.40540
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Head, Barclay Vincent.Letters, 1878, of Barclay Head to [John Murray III] concerning an English abridgement of “La monnaie dans l’antiquité”. Folios 1-6.Head, Edmund Walker.Letters, [1835]-1868, of Edmund Head to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters mostly concern various publishing interests, including editing a work by Franz Kugler and the publication of Head’s...
Dates:
1829-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hodgkin to Hodgson, Walter., 1813-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40562
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hodgkin, Catharine.Letter, 1903, of Catharine Hodgkin to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-2.Hodgkin, Thomas.Letters, 1898-1899, 1901 and 1903, of Thomas Hodgkin to John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray, publishers. Folios 3-16.Hodgkinson, George Thomas.Letter, 1854, of George Thomas Hodgkinson to John...
Dates:
1813-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Rowland Prothero., 1895-1899.
File
Identifier: MS.40982
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray and concern, mostly, Prothero’s editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1893-1899), but also other work including his editing of the works of Lord Byron. The letters are arranged chronologically.1895: folios 1-42 [Note 1];1896: folios 43-107 [Notes 2-4];1897: folios 108-137 [Notes 5-6];1898: folios 138-165 [Note 7];1899: folios 166-203 [Note 8].[Note 1]...
Dates:
1895-1899.