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Illustrations to Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott

Various, c. 1900

A collection of 10 volumes with 274 hand coloured illustrations on silk taken largely from the Border Edition published 1892-1894. The original novels by Scott were not illustrated but there was a huge demand for copiously illustrated copies after his death. The illustrators represent a 'who's who' of artistic talent of the time including Sam Bough and H Macbeth-Raeburn. There are also plates by George Cruikshank which are wholly different in feeling and show a marked difference in style to the Border Edition plates. The National Library of Scotland holds the pre-eminent collection of Scott manuscripts.

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Title of artwork, date

Illustrations to Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott, c. 1900

Date supported

2007

Medium and material

Ink on silk bound in morocco gilt

Dimensions

Each volume: 26 x 21 cm

Grant

5712

Total cost

5712

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