John Kay
Archibald Campbell, 1768 - 1833. Edinburgh City Officer and King's Beadle
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artist:
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title:Archibald Campbell, 1768 - 1833. Edinburgh City Officer and King's Beadle
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour on paper
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measurements:23.20 x 18.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1923
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accession number:PG 958
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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...