Panel depicting the infant Christ being attended by the wise men. Original: Tilman Reimenschneider, c1510. Lime wood. Rothenburg ober der Tauber, Germany. Currently in the collection of the British Museum, London, UK. Annotated "D Brucciani & Co London".
Perspective drawing of church. Thomson submitted this design in competition with John Honeyman, whose Gothic Revival entry won the commission for a new church in Edinburgh to be know as St. George's Free Church. There are similarities with the St. Vincent Street church in Glasgow, the massive podium and tall tower, for example.
Perspective drawing for Albert Memorial. Prince Albert died in Dec 1861 and designs were invited for a memorial hall and monument. It is not clear whether this perspective represents one of these or a combination of both. The base is an immense podium with battered sides, on it another podium with couchant lions at each corner, above this rises a single-story block with battered walls, each side pierced with a bank of linked windows, the tower culminating in a ribbed dome. The immense size of the battered doorways and the low relief on the walls recalls Egyptian temples. The competition was won by Sir Gilbert Scott.
Watercolour and pencil sketch of church ruins. There is no written indication of the location or date, but the structure can be identified as St. Andrews Cathedral. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Watercolour and pencil sketch depicting the ruins of a church and gravestones. There is no indication of the location or date, but it is likely related to another watercolour sketch at the ruins of St. Andrew's Cathedral. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the exterior of a church. There is no indication of the location or date. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of a church window. There is no indication of the location or date. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of pillars, accompanied by sections and plans of the archway, complete with measurements. There is no indication of the location or date. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of a group of columns. Alongside it is a perspective of the column base, as well as sections and a rough plan, complete with measurements. There is no indication of the location or date. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of York Minster with partially completed detailing. The drawing is annotated with the dating 'York approx. 85.' The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of York Minster. An outline of the building is drawn with detailing partially completed. The drawing is dated 'approx. 1885.' The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the south-west porch of St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow. An annotation dates the church to 1425. There is evidence of an erased sketch. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.
Perspective drawing of the spire of Free Church College, Glasgow. This item was damaged in the fire in GSA's Mackintosh Building on 23rd May 2014. Paper conservation was completed in 2019.
Perspective drawing of Carlisle Cathedral viewed from the south-west. McGibbon seems to have been particularly interested in the corbel tables, annotating them with the number of individual stones. The drawing is accompanied by smaller sketches of the cathedral's detailing, including part of a portal, window tracery, a column, and a closer view of a corbel table. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the portal to the south transept at Carlisle Cathedral. Alongside it, other sketches and sections show detailing of the portal. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Four prints mounted as one. Lincoln Cathedral; A.N.Prentice, Dec 1896 Corstophine Church etc; J.S Jedburgh Abbey; A.McGibbon, 17.7.86 Sketched on the continent; John C.T Murray, Sept 1886.
Perspective drawing of Dunblane Cathedral viewed from the south-east. The drawing is labelled 'Association Visit,' referring to the Glasgow Architectural Association. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the interior of the west gable at Dunblane Cathedral. The drawing is labelled 'Association Visit,' referring to the Glasgow Architectural Association. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the west doorway at Jedburgh Abbey. It is labelled with various measurements and annotations. A cross-section of the archway is overlayed on top of the perspective, and a section of a column base is sketched and labelled with measurements below. Other small elements are also drawn. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of Jedburgh Abbey, displaying the portal leading to the cloisters in the south aisle of the nave. Underneath, plans of the archway and jamb are drawn, as well as cross-sections and perspectives of column bases and capitals. A note is written stating that the details are taken from a restored replica and not the original. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.
Perspective drawing of the east corner of the south transept at Kelso Abbey. Accompanying it are several smaller perspectives and sections of architectural elements, annotated with measurements. The drawing bears the stamp of the Glasgow School of Art Library.