Skene, James, (1775-1864), artist and antiquary

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Surname:	Skene
Forenames:	James
Gender:	Male
Date:	1775-1864
Biography:	ODNB link for Skene, James (1775-1864), artist and antiquary
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P134405 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P26316 )
Online related resources	Artists' Paper Register link for James Skene

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.20465-20476
2	1825-32: artistic corresp and papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.10608	See Annual Return 1992
3	further personal and family papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.12092	See Annual Return 2002
4	1827-28: albums (2) of architectural drawings; portion of MS of The Ottoman Empire	Edinburgh Central Library	NRA(S)0870	NRA 17573 Edinburgh Pub L
5	c1838-45: papers	Collection held privately: enquiries to The National Archives, Archives Sector Development		See HMC Greece file (letter 10/6/96)
6	1836: notes rel to his drawings for Chambers' 'Reekiana'	Edinburgh Central Library	NRAS 3563	NRA 38890 Edinburgh CL
7	1832: drawings of scultpured Scottish monuments	Historic Environment Scotland	Society of Antiquaries of Scotland MS 464
8	1800-30: letters to James Skene or his representatives from his factors chiefly concerning the sale and residential development of the Rubislaw estate	Aberdeen University, Special Collections Centre	MS 2720
9	1797-1817: letters (36) from Sir Alexander Boswell	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.3854
10	1819-31: letters from Sir David Brewster	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.3813
11	1804-34: letters (30) to GB Greenough	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	GREENOUGH	NRA 24838 Greenough
12	1805-35: corresp with Sir Walter Scott	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 965, 1750-53, 3875-3918 passim
13	diaries kept while in Greece	See information in published source		See HMC, Guide to the papers of British antiquaries and historians
14	c1804-1830: album of sketches by Sir James Skene of Rubislaw, comprising 420 sketches, the vast majority by Skene, and appears to have strong links to the artist’s close friendship with Sir Walter Scott. It is likely that many of the sketches were taken during Scott and Skene's riding excursions to ruins, castles and sites of antiquarian importance.	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Coll-2019; SC-Acc-2021-0005	See Annual Return 2021