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Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832 (novelist and poet)

 Person

Staff Only

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 200 Collections and/or Records:

Reference note to 'Legend of Montrose', August 1886

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW122/29
Scope and Contents

Reference note to 'Legend of Montrose' which reads 'See Legend of Montrose Scott for Children of the mist " - Aoidh clann Aoidh".

Dates: August 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Research on Sir Walter Scott, 20th century

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/JC/JCRS
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Corson Collection consists of materials assembled by James Clarkson Corson (1905-1988), Deputy Librarian of Edinburgh University and Honorary Librarian of Abbotsford.It is comprised of two sub-divisions. The first consists of materials related to Sir Walter Scott, including manuscripts, artworks, realia, memorabilia, press-cuttings, and critical materials, which were purposely collected by Corson to complement his extensive collection of printed works by or about...
Dates: 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Corson Collection / Papers of James Clarkson Corson

Scott Dictionary, 20th century

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-1022/JC/JCRS/SD
Scope and Contents

An alphabetically ordered index of ca. 200,000 slips covering every aspect of the life and works of Sir Walter Scott, compiled by James Clarkson Corson who referred to it as his 'Scott Dictionary'.

Dates: 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Corson Collection / Papers of James Clarkson Corson / Research on Sir Walter Scott

Seven original water colour drawings for Walter Scott's "The Pirate", by Adolphe Lalauze, 1880-1889

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-1147/01-21
Scope and Contents Seven original water colour drawings (on six sheets) by Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1905). The drawings were reproduced as wood engravings in Walter Scott's The Pirate, in an edition of the Waverley Novels published in Paris by Firmin-Didot in 1880-1892. This edition of novels was called Walter Scott illustré, and contained 20 volumes, each standing alone and illustrated by different artists. Each volume was heavily illustrated, with our...
Dates: 1880-1889
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Letters of, and other papers relating to, Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1829

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/51(i)
Scope and Contents

Sir Walter Scott. Line engraving. 1829. Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859, Artist; Danforth, Moseley Isaac, 1800-1862, Engraver; Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Publisher.

Publisher statement: Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green.

Published in: Literary Souvenir (1829).

Dates: 1829
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

[Sir Walter Scott], undated

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/55
Scope and Contents

[Sir Walter Scott]. Pencil. Undated. Knight, John Prescott, 1803-1881, Artist; Eyre, Henry James, 1807-1894, Donor.

Note: Annotation in ink: 'Original sketch by J.P. Knight R.A. given me Knight's brother in law [sic] Henry Eyre'. 'Scott sat for the original portrait by John Prescott Knight in January 1826', see EUL Walter Scott Image Collection Corson P.6110.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Sir Walter Scott, 1832

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Identifier: Coll-10/3/58(i)
Scope and Contents

Sir Walter Scott. Line engraving. 1832. Stothard, Alfred Joseph, Artist; Lacey, Edward, Engraver; Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, Publisher.

Published in: The Waverley Album (1832).

Dates: 1832
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

[Sir Walter Scott], undated

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/3/58(ii)
Scope and Contents

[Sir Walter Scott]. Etching. Undated. Unknown creator.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Sir Walter Scott and Family, 1837

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Identifier: Coll-10/3/56
Scope and Contents

Sir Walter Scott and Family. Line engraving. 1837. Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841, Artist; Graves, Robert, 1798-1873, Engraver.

Note: Subjects (L-R): Lady Charlotte Scott; daughters Anne and Sophia; youngest son Charles; Sir Adam Ferguson. To rear: shepherd Thomas Scott; Scott's eldest son Walter.

Dates: 1837
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick

Sir Walter Scott, Bart, 1846

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Identifier: Coll-10/3/44
Scope and Contents Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Line engraving. 1846. Corbould, H. (Henry), 1787-1844, Artist; Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.Publisher statement: R. Cadell Edinburgh.Published in: Walter Scott, Waverley Novels (Abbotsford Edition), vol. XI (1846), frontispiece.Note: Corbould's design incorporates a miniature of 1777 (see Coll-10/3/43ii); a standing portrait by William Allen, 1831; a portrait bust by Chantrey, 1820; and Watson...
Dates: 1846
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 3. Peebles, Selkirk, Roxburgh, Berwick