Engravings. Prints.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to prints on paper incorporating impressions of a reverse design created on a printing plate, usually copper, into which the design has been incised (engraved) using burins or gravers. Historically, ""engravings"" has sometimes been incorrectly used to refer to all prints, regardless of the specific technique. For prints made from designs engraved on a flat wooden block, use ""wood cuts""; for prints made from a plate that is etched rather than engraved, use ""etchings"" .
Found in 219 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of Archibald Menzies to Dr James Edward Smith.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10443
Scope and Contents
Includes an engraved portrait of Menzies.
Dates:
1804.
Letter of George Dempster of Dunnichen to George Chalmers.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8525
Scope and Contents
With an engraved portrait of Dempster.
Dates:
1799.
Letter of Hugh and Robert Clerk, Edinburgh, 1749, regarding a consignment of wine; and an engraved testimonial of the Edinburgh University authorities in favour of the niece of James Short, the optician, 1829., 1749, 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.3836, folios 12-13
Dates:
1749, 1829.
Letter of Hugh Blair to an unnamed correspondent concerning political matters and including a description of Blair`s portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn., 4th quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 19-21
Scope and Contents
An engraving of Hugh Blair is included with the letter.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
Letter of Hugh Blair to William Strahan., 1782.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 13-15
Scope and Contents
Concerns the forthcoming publication of Hugh Blair`s `Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres`. Included with the letter is an engraving of Blair.
Dates:
1782.
Letter of James Beattie to John Pinkerton concerning the rhythms of ancient verse forms, in particular the Sapphic form., 1778.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 5-7
Scope and Contents
Included with the letter is an engraving of James Beattie.
Dates:
1778.
Letter of John Home to Harriet Kinloch., 1776.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folio 84
Scope and Contents
Concerns the poetry of John Milton.
A small engraving of Home is also included.
Dates:
1776.
Letter of Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop., 1790.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 43-46
Scope and Contents
Concerns the literary merits of the journals `The Mirror` and `The Lounger`.
A small engraving of Burns is included.
Published in `The Letters of Robert Burns`.
Dates:
1790.
Letter of Sir Walter Scott to Mrs Terry asking for the loan of her sketchbook.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14305
Scope and Contents
Includes an engraving of Abbotsford.
Dates:
Circa 1821.
Letters, 1959-1986, of Richard Pennington, and American associates, to Ruari McLean.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11574
Scope and Contents
Includes 12 letters, 1946-1947, to McLean concerning George Cruickhank, with printed cuttings and engravings.
Dates:
1946-1986.
Letters, engraved portraits, printed biographical notes, and other papers, chiefly of generals and admirals who served under Napoleon.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9310-9315
Scope and Contents
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1779-1884.
Letters, engravings and drawings concerning Robert Burns., 1788-1889, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.15953
Scope and Contents
Included is a letter of Robert Burns to Richard Brown (‘The letters of Robert Burns’, volume I, page 211), and fragments of a vocabulary in his hand.There is a series of ten watercolour and wash drawings by David Allan illustrating poems of Burns, one of which was engraved for ‘An introduction to the history of poetry in Scotland’ by Alexander Campbell (Edinburgh, 1798). Also included are letters from Walter Scott and Allan Cunningham on an edition of poems of Burns, and George...
Dates:
1788-1889, undated.
Letters, engravings and drawings concerning Robert Burns; with index., 1788-1889, 1914, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15953-15954
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Cowie manuscripts include the final version of ‘The gentle shepherd, a Scots pastorall comedy’ by Allan Ramsay (MS.15972).
Dates:
1788-1889, 1914, undated.
Letters of Hugh Blair to William Strahan, Samuel Macknight and two unnamed correspondents., 1782-1794.
Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 13-21
Letters of James Nasmyth to John Murray III; with letters of several correspondents to John Murray III concerning Nasmyth. Also included are various illustrations relating to works by Nasmyth., 1873-1891.
File
Identifier: MS.42502
Scope and Contents
Illustrations :
(1) illustration in ink, 1882, by Nasmyth of his steam hammer. The illustration was used as the cover design to Nasmyth`s autobiography;
(2) engraved portrait, ? 1883, of Nasmyth which formed the frontispiece to Nasmyth`s autobiography.
Dates:
1873-1891.
Letters of John Home., 1776-1801.
Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 84-86
Scope and Contents
Letters to Harriet Kinloch and Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassiefern.
Dates:
1776-1801.
Letters of, to and concerning James Nasmyth., 1861-1891.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42502-42504
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1861-1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Coleridge, M. to Collier., 1822-1922.
File
Identifier: MS.40233
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Coleridge, Mary Elizabeth.Letters, 1898 and 1901, of Mary Elizabeth Coleridge to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Coleridge, Reginald Alfred.Letters, 1909, of Reginald Alfred Coleridge to John Murray IV. Folios 7-9.Coleridge, Sara.Letters, after 1837-1850, of Sara Coleridge to John Murray II, John Murray III and possibly to Hester Anne...
Dates:
1822-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Henry, J. to Hentsch., 1842-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40547
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Henry, James.Letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Folios 4-10. Printed poems, ?1857, of James Henry. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III, folios 1-3.Folio 12. Engraving, ?1854, of a portrait of James Henry. Sent as an enclosure of a letter, 1857, of James Henry to John Murray III, folios...
Dates:
1842-1919.
Letters to or concerning Robert Surtees from various correspondents.
File
Identifier: MS.9309
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:Letters, 1804-1819, undated, of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (folio 3);Letters, 1807-1818, of James Hogg (folio 29);Letters, 1807-1833, of Joseph Frank (folio 35);Letters, [1823], of Thomas Thomson (to Sir Walter Scott) (folio 52);Letters, 1817, 1824, of James Tate (folio 54);Letters, 1853, of George Townsend (folio 57);Letters, 1833, of R H Allan (folio 60);Letters,...
Dates:
1804-1853, undated.
Literary papers and artwork of Angela Lemaire.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13375
Scope and Contents
Literary papers and artwork of Angela Lemaire, comprising correspondence relating to artist and fine press books; typescripts of novels; sketchbooks; engravings.
Dates:
1965 - 2011
'Man in his muscles', a notebook of anatomical engravings attributed to Robert Elliot Bewick, wood-engraver, Newcastle, with notes on perspective, and the bones of the human skull.
Item
Identifier: MS.9318
Scope and Contents
It is possible to date the engravings circa 1824, from an obituary of 'Mr Sharp the Engraver', copied into the notebook, and stated to come from the ‘Tyne Mercury’ for 19th October 1824.
Dates:
[Circa 1824.]
Manuscript of John Davidson labelled 'Violino prima' [sic], containing original compositions for violin, and arrangements for violin of pieces for piano, and for piano and violin., 1889-1908.
File
Identifier: MS.22050
Scope and Contents
The manuscript was begun in 1889 (folio i) and continued until at least 1897 (folio 93 verso).
A few leaves have been cut out at the end.
Pasted inside the front cover is an engraving, 1889, of the "Brig o' Balgownie" and a press cutting dated 1908.
Dates:
1889-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
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Music for strings, other than quartets, of John Davidson.
Map, over four sheets, of the Province and Bishopric of Cataluna by Thomas Lopez., 1776.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(11)-(14)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Some of the maps were acquired by General Sir George Murrary during his active service, others later for historical purposes. They are arranged as follows: Peninsula (numbers 1-88); France (numbers 89-95); uncertain locality (numbers 95-96); Canada (numbers 97-106); Flanders (numbers 107-133); various military actions, 1761-1846, and undated, especially those of 1813 (numbers 134-164). A list has been placed at the front of each volume; only the manuscript items have...
Dates:
1776.
Map, over two sheets, of the Province and Bishopric of Cuenca by Thomas Lopez., 1776.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(1)-(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Some of the maps were acquired by General Sir George Murrary during his active service, others later for historical purposes. They are arranged as follows: Peninsula (numbers 1-88); France (numbers 89-95); uncertain locality (numbers 95-96); Canada (numbers 97-106); Flanders (numbers 107-133); various military actions, 1761-1846, and undated, especially those of 1813 (numbers 134-164). A list has been placed at the front of each volume; only the manuscript items have...
Dates:
1776.