Watercolours. Paintings.
Found in 203 Collections and/or Records:
Typescript, undated, of 'Indian diary' by Violet Jacobs., 1922-1923.
Diary of a second visit to India when Violet Jacob and her husband returned to some of the places they had known in 1895-1900. It describes their journey from Port Said to Bhopal and travels to Agra, Mhow, Dhar, and other places. There are lively descriptions of social visits, especially to Sultan Jehan Begum, the ruler of Bhopal, local life, archaeological remains, scenery and plants.
Unmounted sketches 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.
Volume containing chiefly prints, with a few drawings, and water-colour sketches by Bartolomeo Pinelli, Henri L'Evêque, and many anonymous artists., [?1827.]
The images are nearly all of Italian scenes, and seem to have been collected during a tour of Italy in 1827.
Volume containing prints, drawings, and water-colour sketches by Bartolomeo Pinelli, Henri L'Evêque, and many anonymous artists., [?1827.]
The images are nearly all of Italian scenes, and seem to have been collected during a tour of Italy in 1827.
Volume containing typed copies of diaries of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson of journeys to India in the winters of 1885-1886 and 1888-1889 for the sake of her health; with associated papers.
Volume containing watercolour sketches, photographs, maps and geological notes of John Francis Campbell, recording a visit he made to North America in the autumn of 1864., 1864.
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.
Volume containing watercolours, photographs, notes and printed items relating to John Francis Campbell`s travels from 1865-1868., 1858-1868.
Volume of photographs of the early stages of the building of the Forth Bridge, 1888, with some later photographs and a watercolour of the completed bridge.
Volume of watercolour sketches and photographs with brief geological or meteorological notes made by John Francis Campbell on his journey to India in 1876-1877 in continuation of his world tour., 1876-1877.
Campbell also includes rubbings of ornamental tiles from some of the Indian temples he visited.
At the end of the volume there are a few photographs of Windsor Castle (folios 127-129).
Volume of watercolour sketches by John Francis Campbell made on his trip to Norway and Sweden in 1849., 1849.
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.
Volumes containing prints, drawings, and water-colour sketches by Bartolomeo Pinelli, Henri L'Evêque, and many anonymous artists., [?1827.]
The images are nearly all of Italian scenes, and seem to have been collected during a tour of Italy in 1827.
"Watch, Quarter, and Station Bills; Boats' Crews, and Signals; Orders & Regulations, &ca. &ca. &ca. of His Majesty's Ship Forte", with water-colour pictures of ships and evolutions, and plans of the decks and cabins., 1820-1824.
Water-colour paintings by William Gibb, the originals of the illustrations to ‘The Royal House of Stuart’., 1888-1889, undated.
Most of the paintings are undated, but the dates 1888 and 1889 are found on a few.
Water-colour paintings by William Gibb, the originals of the illustrations to ‘The Royal House of Stuart’., 1888-1889, undated.
Also included is a painting of the keys of Lochleven Castle and of the Edinburgh Tolbooth (Plate XLI).
Water-colour paintings by William Gibb, the originals of the illustrations to ‘The Royal House of Stuart’.
Most of the paintings are undated, but the dates 1888 and 1889 are found on a few.
Watercolour by Karl-Erik Forsberg, symbolising the National Library of Scotland.
Watercolour by the Rev William Paget of the ruins of Edinburgh after the 1824 fire.
Watercolour of a woman of pariah caste carrying a loaded basket; probably one of a series of scenes of Indian life painted for Europeans by the Patna artist Sewak Ram (circa 1770-circa 1830)., [Circa 1810.]
Watercolour painting and other drawings and sketches., Undated.
With documents, 1782-1930, concerning his family.
Watercolour paintings, by Thomas Brown of Waterhaughs and Lanfine, Advocate.
The paintings are chiefly of Edinburgh and other places in Scotland; several were made in Corfu and Malta, and some in Italy, Sicily, and other Continental countries. According to a note of the donor (Adv.MS.34.8.1, folio iii), they were probably made between 1830 and 1850.
They are mounted - apparently not in chronological, and certainly not in topographical, order - in three albums, each of which contains a list of contents at the beginning.
Watercolour paintings, by Thomas Brown of Waterhaughs and Lanfine, volume 1., ?1830-1850.
The paintings are chiefly of Edinburgh and other places in Scotland; several were made in Corfu and Malta, and some in Italy, Sicily, and other Continental countries. According to a note of the donor (Adv.MS.34.8.1, folio iii), they were probably made between 1830 and 1850.
They are mounted - apparently not in chronological, and certainly not in topographical, order - in three albums, each of which contains a list of contents at the beginning.
Watercolour paintings, by Thomas Brown of Waterhaughs and Lanfine, volume 2., ?1830-1850.
The paintings are chiefly of Edinburgh and other places in Scotland; several were made in Corfu and Malta, and some in Italy, Sicily, and other Continental countries. According to a note of the donor (Adv.MS.34.8.1, folio iii), they were probably made between 1830 and 1850.
They are mounted - apparently not in chronological, and certainly not in topographical, order - in three albums, each of which contains a list of contents at the beginning.
Watercolour paintings, by Thomas Brown of Waterhaughs and Lanfine, volume 3., ?1830-1850.
The paintings are chiefly of Edinburgh and other places in Scotland; several were made in Corfu and Malta, and some in Italy, Sicily, and other Continental countries. According to a note of the donor (Adv.MS.34.8.1, folio iii), they were probably made between 1830 and 1850.
They are mounted - apparently not in chronological, and certainly not in topographical, order - in three albums, each of which contains a list of contents at the beginning.
Watercolour sketch of Duntulm Castle, by Constance Gordon Cumming.
Drawn for an illustration of her "From the Hebrides to the Himalayas" (1876).
Watercolour sketches chiefly by members of the Balfour and Ellice families, with a few in pencil and a few by other people., 1823-1852, 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.