Watercolours. Paintings.
Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:
Collection consisting chiefly of sketches and drawings by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton; with original binding., 1781-1820, undated
`Collection of illuminate arms` by Etherington Martyn, in 2 volumes, containing watercolour paintings of Scottish, English and a few foreign arms.
In an introductory note (volume 1, folio iv.), Martyn states that many of the arms were unpublished, and taken from seals, drawings, paintings and manuscript blazons; also from a manuscript collection of heraldry `purchased at Mr Cummyngs sale by a Mr Rose`. This probably refers to James Cummyng, herald painter and Lyon Clerk Depute (died 1793). Martyn sometimes gives the source for a particular coat of arms, and occasionally criticises the heraldry.
`Collection of illuminate arms` by Etherington Martyn, volume 1., 1794.
In an introductory note (volume 1, folio iv.), Martyn states that many of the arms were unpublished, and taken from seals, drawings, paintings and manuscript blazons; also from a manuscript collection of heraldry `purchased at Mr Cummyngs sale by a Mr Rose`. This probably refers to James Cummyng, herald painter and Lyon Clerk Depute (died 1793). Martyn sometimes gives the source for a particular coat of arms, and occasionally criticises the heraldry.
`Collection of illuminate arms` by Etherington Martyn, volume 2., 1794.
In an introductory note (volume 1, folio iv.), Martyn states that many of the arms were unpublished, and taken from seals, drawings, paintings and manuscript blazons; also from a manuscript collection of heraldry `purchased at Mr Cummyngs sale by a Mr Rose`. This probably refers to James Cummyng, herald painter and Lyon Clerk Depute (died 1793). Martyn sometimes gives the source for a particular coat of arms, and occasionally criticises the heraldry.
Collection of journals and sketchbooks of John Francis Campbell, kept during his travels throughout the world., 1841-1880.
The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.
The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.
Collection of papers put together in the mid-nineteenth century by J.B., 1747-early 19th century, undated.
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.
Collections of Tales for the ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’ project, with related correspondence and other papers.
The terms, `Gaelic version` or `English version` refer to the original manuscript texts produced by (`transcribed by` or `told to`) one of his team of collectors or by Campbell. Unless stated otherwise, all English versions of the tales and textual notes are the work of Campbell.
Commonplace book of Lady Caroline Lamb., 1810.
Two commonplace books of Lady Caroline Lamb. The first, the 'green book', contains poems, literary passages, sketches, watercolours, and translations from Greek, among other entries. The second, the 'blue book’, is addressed to Lord Byron, with whom Lamb had a disastrous affair in 1812. She compiled the 'blue book' as a commemoration of their affair and it contains letters to the poet, as well poems, prose passages and watercolours.
Copy of Felicia M F Skene "Use and Abuse", illustrated by eight tipped in watercolour views by the author`s father, James Skene, of Rubislaw.
Copy of "The Lay of the Last Minstrel" (1805) by Walter Scott, with watercolour illustrations by Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown.
Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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.
Diaries of John McCurdy covering the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, with edited transcript entitled 'Our Beautiful Campaign'.
Douglas of Cavers papers.
Drawing and two watercolours by Thomas Stothard, Member of the Royal Academy of Arts., [Circa 1793], 1831, undated.
The drawing, called "The Cottar's family", and the watercolour on folio 30, an illustration for the poem 'William and Margaret' once ascribed to David Mallet, were both apparently commissioned for George Thomson.
Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.
Jessy Harden's journal, essentially a series of family newsletters, was sent in instalments to her sister, Agnes Ranken, in India. Many of her husband's drawings were used to illustrate it. Journals and sketches alike survived because Agnes Ranken preserved them and eventually brought them back to Great Britain.
Drawings and watercolour sketches of bridges, lockgates, and other machinery mostly connected with the Caledonian Canal, by Joseph Mitchell.
Drawings and watercolours by William Beith.
Drawings and watercolours, chiefly of Scottish scenery and places.
The drawings and watercolours include a series of pencil and wash sketches, 1859, of scenes in Stirlingshire and Perthshire, probably from a sketchbook (folio 8), two pencil sketches of Mallara, New South Wales, 1859 (folio 29) and a watercolour, 1894, of two children by W E Lockhart, 1894 (folio 32).
Drawings by James Horsburgh of scenes on a visit to Tongue, Sutherland. With photographs of gamekeepers and other employees on the Sutherland Estates and views of places visited 'en route'.
'Drawings of a gun with a mantlet invented by James Arbuthnot Junr. of the volunteer Artillery at Peterhead.'
The six watercolour drawings, accompanied by two pages of explanatory matter, are dedicated to the Marquess of Huntly. The paper has the watermark 1802.
Educational, literary, cultural and miscellaneous papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 1637, 1675-1694, 1714-1867.
Engravings of flowers, hand-coloured in water-colours on vellum.
An additional paper folio containing a drawing of a leaf with measurements in French, has been inserted after folio 12.
Two inscriptions, `Paris April 26 1670` (folio 1) and `Pa Moray` (folio 43) have been deleted. They may be by Patrick Murray of Livingston, who kept an extensive botanic garden.
`Essay sur le gouvernement des Turcs, leurs moeurs et leurs usages, par le baron de Tott’; copy of an unpublished work by François, Baron de Tott, the diplomatist, who published his ‘Mémoires’ in 1784.
Small water-colour sketches of Turkish scenes and figures have been pasted in before each chapter-heading.
Extracts, early 19th century, made from a copy of the Lyon Register belonging to Andrew Plummer of Middle Steed and Sunderland Hall.
There are additions up to 1822 by the copyists David Deuchar, and his son Alexander, the seal-engravers.
The volumes are interleaved with pages engraved with blank shields, some of which have been completed in watercolours or in trick to illustrate the text.