Engravings. Prints.
Found in 219 Collections and/or Records:
Letter of Archibald Menzies to Dr James Edward Smith.
Includes an engraved portrait of Menzies.
Letter of George Dempster of Dunnichen to George Chalmers.
With an engraved portrait of Dempster.
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.
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.
An engraving of Hugh Blair is included with the letter.
Letter of Hugh Blair to William Strahan., 1782.
Concerns the forthcoming publication of Hugh Blair`s `Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres`. Included with the letter is an engraving of Blair.
Letter of James Beattie to John Pinkerton concerning the rhythms of ancient verse forms, in particular the Sapphic form., 1778.
Included with the letter is an engraving of James Beattie.
Letter of John Home to Harriet Kinloch., 1776.
Concerns the poetry of John Milton.
A small engraving of Home is also included.
Letter of Robert Burns to Mrs Dunlop., 1790.
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`.
Letter of Sir Walter Scott to Mrs Terry asking for the loan of her sketchbook.
Includes an engraving of Abbotsford.
Letters, 1959-1986, of Richard Pennington, and American associates, to Ruari McLean.
Includes 12 letters, 1946-1947, to McLean concerning George Cruickhank, with printed cuttings and engravings.
Letters, engraved portraits, printed biographical notes, and other papers, chiefly of generals and admirals who served under Napoleon.
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Letters, engravings and drawings concerning Robert Burns., 1788-1889, undated.
Letters, engravings and drawings concerning Robert Burns; with index., 1788-1889, 1914, undated.
Letters of Hugh Blair to William Strahan, Samuel Macknight and two unnamed correspondents., 1782-1794.
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.
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.
Letters of John Home., 1776-1801.
Letters to Harriet Kinloch and Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassiefern.
Letters of, to and concerning James Nasmyth., 1861-1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Coleridge, M. to Collier., 1822-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Henry, J. to Hentsch., 1842-1919.
Letters to or concerning Robert Surtees from various correspondents.
Literary papers and artwork of Angela Lemaire.
Literary papers and artwork of Angela Lemaire, comprising correspondence relating to artist and fine press books; typescripts of novels; sketchbooks; engravings.
'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.
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.
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.
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.