John Kay
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, 1714 - 1799. Judge and author
About this artwork
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title:James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, 1714 - 1799. Judge and author
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accession number:SP IV 103.3
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materials:Etching on paper
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date created:Published 1784
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measurements:13.34 x 10.16 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1932
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…