Allan, David, 1744-1796
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
[Advertisement for David Allan's The General Assembly], 11 March 1843
[Advertisement for David Allan's The General Assembly]. Letterpress. 11 March 1843. The Witness (Edinburgh), Publisher; Paton, Hugh, 1806-1864, Publisher; Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver.
Published in: The Witness, 11 March 1843.
Note: Advertisement for Hugh Paton's reprint of the Allan etching 'The General Assembly, as it sat towards the end of the last century'. See Coll-10/1/83(i) for Robert Scott's reprint.
Laying the foundation stone of the New College, 28 November 1789
Laying the foundation stone of the New College. Etching. 28 November 1789. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Etcher.
Letter: 1780 Dec. 3, New Edn, to the Earl of Buchan / D. Allan., 1780
After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.
Letter: 1789 Sept. 21, Dicksons Close [Edinburgh], to the Earl of Buchan / D. Allan., 1789
After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.
Oyster girl, 1784
Oyster girl. Aquatint. 1784. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver; Paton, Hugh, 1806-1864, Publisher.
Publisher statement: Edinr. Repub. By H. Paton. Carver, Gilder & Printseller.
Note: Date as original, erased in Paton reprint.
The ceremony of the laying the foundation stone of the New College of Edinburgh, 16 November 1789, c 1914
The ceremony of the laying the foundation stone of the New College of Edinburgh, 16 November 1789 (duplicate), c 1914
The ceremony of the laying the foundation stone of the New College of Edinburgh, 1789, c 1914
The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, 1787
The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland. Aquatint. 1787. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver; Scott, Robert, 1777-1841, Publisher.
Publisher statement: Published by R. Scott Engraver Edinr.
Note: A later edition, published by Robert Scott. This is not the Paton edition advertised in Coll-10/1/82. The figure on the dais is the Lord High Commissioner Lord Dalhousie and the speaker at the bar is James Boswell.