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Sketchbook
Sketchbook

Sketchbook

Artist (Forfar, Scotland, 1859 - 1914)
Artist
Date1890
Mediumpencil on paper with maroon card binding
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
Dimensions12.1 × 17.4 × 1.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2013 by John Webb.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017791.1
About MeThis sketchbook contains many charming sketches by James Watterson Herald, many being views of his home town of Arbroath, which he details using its old name of Aberbrothock and nearby Auchmithie and Broughty Ferry. Two of the drawings, however, are clearly the work of an amateur, and are signed or initialled by M.A. Anderson.

Herald depicts castles, castellated buildings, market stalls and the townspeople walking through leafy streets and in the park. He also sketches several women, taking great care to describe in detail their fashionable costumes. Dated 1890, this sketchbook gives a wonderful insight into the life of east Scotland in the late 19th century.
signature - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
signature - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Denley Road, Aberbrothock, verso: woman carrying a creel: - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Denley Road, Aberbrothock, verso: woman carrying a creel: - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Turreted Gates, Aberbrothock, verso: sketches of heads - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Turreted Gates, Aberbrothock, verso: sketches of heads - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Street Scene and a Woman's Head in Profile , verso: Sketches of Women - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Street Scene and a Woman's Head in Profile , verso: Sketches of Women - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Children Walking down a Lane and Woman with a Fan, verso: three landscape sketches, two with children - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Children Walking down a Lane and Woman with a Fan, verso: three landscape sketches, two with children - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Landscape and Three Children, one with Wings, verso: Children in a Wooded Lane - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Landscape and Three Children, one with Wings, verso: Children in a Wooded Lane - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Auchmithie , verso: Two Girls Reading- Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Auchmithie , verso: Two Girls Reading- Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Inscription, upper right edge, verso: A Boy with Sword and Shield - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Inscription, upper right edge, verso: A Boy with Sword and Shield - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Faint sketch of a Woman in Clogs and Carrying a Scythe, verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Faint sketch of a Woman in Clogs and Carrying a Scythe, verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
verso: Townscape with Jetties and Fishing Boats and Boxes - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
verso: Townscape with Jetties and Fishing Boats and Boxes - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Broughty Ferry, verso: Man Being Shaved Whilst Another Looks On - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Broughty Ferry, verso: Man Being Shaved Whilst Another Looks On - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Man Having His Hair Brushed, verso: A Girl with Ruffled Collar - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Man Having His Hair Brushed, verso: A Girl with Ruffled Collar - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Line drawing of a Man's Profile, verso: Girl in Profile - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Line drawing of a Man's Profile, verso: Girl in Profile - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Girl Reading, verso: Man being Shaved - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Girl Reading, verso: Man being Shaved - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Woman in Profile, verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Woman in Profile, verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Broughty Ferry , verso: Landscape with tree (Broughty Ferry) - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Broughty Ferry , verso: Landscape with tree (Broughty Ferry) - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Small Landscape with tree, verso: Ranse Mill Dam - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Small Landscape with tree, verso: Ranse Mill Dam - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
verso: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Broughty Ferry, verso: Castellated House and Tower - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Broughty Ferry, verso: Castellated House and Tower - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: small Landscape with Trees and Birds, verso: Family Walking in a Park - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: small Landscape with Trees and Birds, verso: Family Walking in a Park - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Broughty Ferry - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Townscape in the Rain - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Townscape in the Rain - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
recto: Trees - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
recto: Trees - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890
verso: Woman Playing a Piano - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
verso: Woman Playing a Piano - Leaf from Artist's Sketchbook
James Watterson Herald
1890