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Portraits

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 709 Collections and/or Records:

Pitcairn, Thomas, c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/50
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Thomas Pitcairn. Caption: "Thomas Pitcairn, D.D. 1800-1854. (Bonnyrigg)".

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Playfair, Lyon, c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/5/51
Scope and Contents

Portrait of Lyon Playfair. Caption: "Sir Lyon Playfair, Lord Playfair 1818-1898."

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Playfair, Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair, 17 February 1889

 File
Identifier: Coll-1989/53
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair, sent from South Kensington on 17 February 1889 to Katharine Murray Lyell concerning one of her sons: “Edith has handed me Your letter. I am afraid that I cannot encourage you in regard to the Imperial Institute. There are already some hundreds of Candidates for the few places, which will not be filled for the next five years. If your son wishes to be added to the Candidates he should send in an application to Sir Frederick Abel...
Dates: 17 February 1889
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

Poerio, Carlo, 13 April [no year]

 File
Identifier: Coll-1989/54
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Carlo Poerio, from Florence on 13 April [no year], to Susan Horner in response to an invitation: “Fino a ieri sera io avevo sperato di poter proffitare del [!] di Lei gentile invito, e tornai appositamente della campagna, dove io era andati a passare qualche giorno per la mia malferma saluta. Ma la febbre mi tornò, e fui costretto a rinunziare al piacere di riverirla. – Spero domani o dopo domani di essere in grado di uscire, [...]. – E pregandola di far gradire...
Dates: 13 April [no year]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

Portrait of a woman holding a baby, late 19th-early 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1828/6/2
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white oval portrait of an unknown woman holding a baby dressed in white, undated. Photography studio: 'Valentine & Co., Dundee'.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Alexander Falconer Giles, Lecturer in Classical History at the University of Edinburgh / Photographs

Portrait of a young man, early 20th century (?)

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1828/6/3
Scope and Contents

Black-and-White photograph of an unknown young man mounted on board, undated. It does not appear to be Alexander Falcon Giles. Photography studio: 'Alexander Ayton, 43 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh'.

Dates: early 20th century (?)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Alexander Falconer Giles, Lecturer in Classical History at the University of Edinburgh / Photographs

Portrait of Alexander Falconer Giles and two other young men at Oxford , 1905-1906

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1828/6/6
Scope and Contents

Black-and-white portrait of Alexander F. Giles and two other young men mounted on board, taken at 46 St John Street, Oxford, in 1905-1906.Photography Studio: 'Hills & Saunders, Oxford'.

Dates: 1905-1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Alexander Falconer Giles, Lecturer in Classical History at the University of Edinburgh / Photographs

Portraits of Marjorie Rackstraw, 1924-1970

 File
Identifier: Coll-705/6/6
Scope and Contents

This file contains 8 professional portraits (two are duplicates) of Marjorie Rackstraw throughout her life. Many were used as photographs for passports and identification.

Dates: 1924-1970
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Marjorie Rackstraw / Photographs

Presentation of portrait, 1958

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/45
Scope and Contents

An invitation to and letters from people unable to attend the presentation to John Baillie, at the University of Edinburgh, of a portrait by Sir William Oliphant Hutchison.

Dates: 1958
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / General filing correspondence

Print of an early photographic portrait of Ewart, signed, c.1880

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/4/2
Scope and Contents

Not dated. Print marked Adolf Eckstein's Verlag, Berlin-Charlottenburg.

Dates: c.1880
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Photographs and illustrations