Hand-coloured female characters from the novels of Walter Scott, plus one other hand-coloured illustration with an unidentified character

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1147/17-0176
  • Dates of Creation
    • first half of the 19th century
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

Four hand-coloured illustrations illustrating characters from Walter Scott's novels, probably taken from Heath's Waverley gallery of the principal female characters in Sir Walter Scott's romances. The characters represented are: Lady Ashton (The Bride of Lammermoor); Rebecca (Rebecca's Hymn); Julia (Guy Mannering); and Margaret Ramsay (Fortunes of Nigel). One other unidentified.

Access Information

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2017. Accession no SC-Acc-2017-0176.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in February 2018.