Sketches.
Found in 266 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts and memoranda relating to the Duke of Argyll’s property, 'The Whim'., 1733.
The Whim was a property (also known as Blair Cochrane or Blair Bog) in the north of Peeblesshire, purchased by the Duke of Argyll to provide a residence for himself near Edinburgh. The earlier papers relate largely to the erection of the house (designed by William Adam) and creation of the garden from what had been a peat-bog, the later ones to their maintenance. There are also some concerning coal-mining on the estate and the home-farm.
Accounts and memoranda relating to the Duke of Argyll’s property, 'The Whim'., 1742-1745.
The Whim was a property (also known as Blair Cochrane or Blair Bog) in the north of Peeblesshire, purchased by the Duke of Argyll to provide a residence for himself near Edinburgh. The earlier papers relate largely to the erection of the house (designed by William Adam) and creation of the garden from what had been a peat-bog, the later ones to their maintenance. There are also some concerning coal-mining on the estate and the home-farm.
Accounts and memoranda relating to the Duke of Argyll’s property, 'The Whim'., 1758-1764, undated.
The Whim was a property (also known as Blair Cochrane or Blair Bog) in the north of Peeblesshire, purchased by the Duke of Argyll to provide a residence for himself near Edinburgh. The earlier papers relate largely to the erection of the house (designed by William Adam) and creation of the garden from what had been a peat-bog, the later ones to their maintenance. There are also some concerning coal-mining on the estate and the home-farm.
Album of caricatures by John A Hipkins: '1. The Royal Academy and others'., 1882-1910, undated.
The album contains sketches of Frederic Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the pre-Raphaelites, etc.
Album of caricatures by John A Hipkins: '3. Among the notabilities'., 1884-1916, undated.
The caricatures are chiefly of artists, especially William Gibb and Charles Keene, with some sketches made on holidays.
Album of caricatures by John A Hipkins: '4. Authors. Artists. Actors. Men of mark'., 1877-1915, undated.
The caricatures are especially of Sir Herbert Thompson, Baronet; with some holiday sketches.
Album of caricatures by John A Hipkins: '5. The Ladies. M.D's. Colonials'., 1879-1918, undated.
The caricatures are especially of Mrs Edwin Edwards (with a note on her and her husband), Julia Sandeman, and Robert Russell and John Robertson of Durban. There are also some holiday sketches.
Album of caricatures by John A Hipkins: '8. The artist at different periods. Sketches from nature ...The wood-engravers ... My relations', etc., 1870-1932, undated.
Contains caricatures of colleagues of John A Hipkins at Harral's wood-engraving studio, his family, servants, friends, and unknown persons; preceded by portraits and photographs of the artist.
Album of sketches, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, and lithographs of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke., 1860-1863.
The sketches include scenes, portraits, objects, and incidents. Some are the source of woodcuts in John Hanning Speke’s ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ 1863, and some of these have notes in Speke’s hand.
Album of sketches, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke., 1860-1863.
The sketches include scenes, portraits, objects, and incidents. Some are the source of woodcuts in John Hanning Speke’s ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ 1863, and some of these have notes in Speke’s hand.
Album of sketches of figures and scenes in the Peninsula and France, by Mrs Mary Graham., ?1780-?1782.
The sketches were probably made on the tour of 1780-1782 described in MSS.3628-3629, 3634.
Sketches found loose in the album have been pasted in.
Albums of sketches, chiefly watercolour, some pencil or pen and ink, of James Augustus Grant, made on his African expedition with John Hanning Speke., 1860-1863.
The sketches include scenes, portraits, objects, and incidents. Some are the source of woodcuts in John Hanning Speke’s ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ 1863, and some of these have notes in Speke’s hand.
Autograph album, lettered on the spine 'Ch. Hutcheson. Sketches', probably Charles Hutcheson, a well-known Glasgow citizen, a member of the Society of Dilettanti, who died in 1860., [1824, or after.]
The album contains copies of verses, children's drawings, sketches of marine subjects by Charles Hutcheson himself, and other material. The watermark date is 1824.
Background notes, preliminary sketches, and the manuscript of the pageant, including a few sheets of heavily corrected typescript by Robert McLellan., 1972.
Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.
Box containing papers of Edith Simon concerning her youth and early writings, entitled 'Juvenilia', 1930-1937
Collection of sketches, etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings by James Nasmyth, and his family., 1796-1885, undated.
Collection of sketches, etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings by James Nasmyth, and his family., 1796-1838.
Collection of sketches, etchings, engravings, drawings, and paintings by James Nasmyth, and his family., 1838-1885, undated.
Also included are undated sketches by Sir William Allan (number 223), Sir James Foulis, Nasmyth's uncle (numbers 273, 292), Clarkson Stanfield (number 294), and Charles Piazzi Smith (number 336).
Collection of small topographical sketches by John Auldjo, Fellow of the Royal Society, chiefly of Scottish scenes, but including some of the south coast of England, and some of North America., 1842-1848, undated.
Collections of drawings by Katherine Jane Ellice., 1844-1870, undated.
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Collections of drawings consisting chiefly of watercolour and pencil sketches., 1844-1870, undated.
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Commonplace book of Alexander Keith of Ravelston, (died 1751), but written in more than one hand., 1684-?1688.
Commonplace-book of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1647-1841.
Commonplace book (formerly a rental-book, 1785-1786), dated 1817 and 1841 (see inside front cover and folio 96), containing sketches of Hawthornden and Roslin, a manuscript copy of the Reverend John Frazer, ‘Δεντεροσκοπία’ (Edinburgh, 1707), extracts from Humbie Kirk Session Book, 1647-1676, in Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's autograph, letters, etc.
Copies of letters, 1798, 1838, of George Thomson; with sketches and engravings, undated, of David Allan and others., 1798-1838, undated.
Correspondence and newspaper-cuttings relating to the restoration of St Margaret’s Chapel, the Argyll Tower, and the Banqueting Hall of Edinburgh Castle., 1883-1888, undated.
The undertaking was financed by William Nelson the publisher, and the architect was Hippolyte Blanc, to whom most of the letters are addressed.