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Rev. Dr. Hugh Blair. Etching by John Kay, 1798.
Rev. Dr. Hugh Blair. Etching by John Kay, 1798.
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Rev. Dr. Hugh Blair. Original portrait engraving, 1798, by John Kay.
half-length to right at a pulpit, his left arm resting on a book open
in front of him, wearing a dark academic gown, bands and jaw-length
stiff wig; in an oval. 1798
Etching with some stipple
5.25 x 3.25 inches (plate) 10.5 x 7.75 inches (paper) unframed
- Inscription content: Scratched below the image 'I Kay 1798.'
John Kay (1742 - 1826) was a portrait etcher and miniature painter who
was born near Dalkeith, Scotland. Self-taught, he originally started
working as a barber in Edinburgh but devoted his spare time to art. In
1785 he left the barber’s trade for caricature portraiture. Kay sold his
prints and miniature paintings from a shop at 10 Parliament Close.
was born near Dalkeith, Scotland. Self-taught, he originally started
working as a barber in Edinburgh but devoted his spare time to art. In
1785 he left the barber’s trade for caricature portraiture. Kay sold his
prints and miniature paintings from a shop at 10 Parliament Close.
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