‎MOFFAT Arthur Elwell ( 1860 - 1943 ) :‎
‎Sketches from Nature. Collection of original watercolours and pencil drawings by Arthur Elwell Moffat kept in two contemporary albums.‎

‎" Edinburgh s.d. (ca. 1872 - ca. 1900), 2 in-folio albums, bindings very worn, spines missing. The first album has the name and an ex-dono inscription on the first fly leaf ; ''Arthur Elwell Moffat , Christmas xxxx ( year erased) , From Papa. The second album has the name and address on the first fly leaf ; ''Arthur Elwell Moffat , The Avenue , Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh''. Further it has the title '' Sketches from Nature by Arthur Elwell Moffat'' on the first album page. Contents Album I ; 11 watercolours (ca. 14 x 24 cm) ; 11 watercolours (ca. 12 x 17 cm) ; 9 larger pencil drawings ; 9 smaller pencil drawings (all these signed by Moffat, or unsigned). Drawings signed by Edmund Thornton Crawford (1806-1885) ; 7 larger, 10 smaller ; 5 drawings signed Hasse (?) ; 1 drawing signed G.W. Novice , 2 drawings signed Samuel Bough (1822 - 1878) . Loosely inserted; a large pen drawing from Dordrecht, dated July 1833, (by John Moffat ?). Contents Album II ; 28 watercolours (ca. 14 x 24 cm - or larger) ; 56 watercolours (ca. 12 x 17 cm) (some signed by A.E.Moffat, presumably all by his hand) ; 4 drawings signed Crawford, 4 smaller unsigned drawings ; one loose drawing, singed A. Moffat - with caption '' Leven Fifeshire'' ( on the verso side in pencil '' A.M. age 12'') . The two albums comprise a collection of nearly a 100 watercolours which can be attributed without hesitation to Arthur Elwell Moffat, together with some drawings from his hand. It seems that he Album I, given to him by his father John Moffat at an early age ( 1872 ?) was used to collect drawings of his own hand and exchanged drawings from his friends, together with watercolours from his hand ."‎

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