Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)
Dates
- Existence: 1771 - 1832
Biography
For a complete biography of Sir Walter Scott, please see The Walter Scott Digital Archive.
Barnaby, Paul, The Walter Scott Digital Archive (Last updated: 25/06/2019) <http://www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk/index.html> [Accessed on 25 September 2023]
Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:
Sir Walter Scott, Bart. From the Statue by Greenshields, 1830-31. In the Possession of Mr Cadell, Edinburgh, 1837
Sir Walter Scott, Bart. From the Statue by Greenshields, 1830-31. In the Possession of Mr Cadell, Edinburgh. Stipple engraving. 1837. Greenshields, John, Sculptor; Shaw, George Baird, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.
Publisher statement: R. Cadell Edinburgh.
Published in: Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott (1837), vol. II.
[Sir Walter Scott. Fragment of letter to Sir Adam Ferguson], 26 November 1814
[Sir Walter Scott. Fragment of letter to Sir Adam Ferguson]. Pen and ink. 26 November 1814. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832, Author.
Note: Annotation in ink: 'Nov 26 1814 / Sir Walter Scott's writing given me by his schoolfellow Sir Adam Ferguson'.
[Sir Walter Scott. Fragment of letter to Sir Adam Ferguson, verso], 27 November 1814
[Sir Walter Scott. Fragment of letter to Sir Adam Ferguson, verso]. Pen and ink. 27 November 1814. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832, Author.
Note: Verso of Coll-10/3/61, visible through cutout in album page.
[Sir Walter Scott] From the Original Picture in the Possession of Mr. Murray: Painted 1824, 1833
[Sir Walter Scott] From the Original Picture in the Possession of Mr. Murray: Painted 1824. Line engraving. 1833. Newton, Gilbert Stuart, 1794-1835, Artist; Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852, Engraver; Black and Armstrong, Publisher.
Publisher statement: London: bei Black & Armstrong.
Note: Includes facsimile of Scott's handwriting.
Sir Walter Scott - manuscript of Helvellyn and three autograph letters signed in album, nd
Sir Walter Scott - manuscript of Helvellyn and three Autograph letter signed in album.
[Sir Walter Scott, signature], c.1810
[Sir Walter Scott, signature]. Pen and ink. c.1810. Scott, Walter, 1771-1832, Author.
Note: Pencil annotation: 'Sir Walter Scott's official signature about 1810 according to Mr David Laing'.
Sir Walter Scott's signature on protest of W. Ettle, Court of Session, 7 July 1817
Sir Walter Scott's signature on protest of W. Ettle, Court of Session
[Sir Walter when very young], 1839
[Sir Walter when very young]. Stipple engraving. 1839. Horsburgh, J. (John), 1791-1869, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.
Published in: Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott , 2nd edn (1839), vol. I.
Note: Below plate: 'Engraved by J. Horsburgh from the Original Miniature'. Pencil annotation: 'Sir Walter when very young'.
Sketchbooks containing drawings and notes by John Williamson for the illustration of works by Sir Walter Scott
One of the two sketchbooks is titled on the front board, 'Sketches made at Edinburgh, Melrose and Craigmillar, etc, for drawings illustrating Sir Walters Scott's novels The Monastery and The Abbot'. There are several loose leaves and fragments in the second sketchbook.
The sketchbooks contain drawings in pencil and ink and some are coloured or washed. There are notes from lectures in the history of art.
Some account of the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 6 October 1832
Some account of the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Letterpress. 6 October 1832. Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842, Author; Athenaeum, Publisher.
Published in: The Athenaeum, No. 258.
Note: 16 pp. [641 - 656] on 8 sheets, 3 of which are advertisements.