John Kay
Last Sitting of the Old Court of Session, 11th July 1808
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:Last Sitting of the Old Court of Session, 11th July 1808
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date created:1808
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 18.00 x 22.00 cm
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credit line:Transferred from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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accession number:P 6227
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gallery:View by Appointment
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John Kay
John Kay
John Kay was a portrait etcher and miniature painter who was born near Dalkeith. 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. He made nearly 900 plates of almost every notable…
