John Kay
A Fireman and a Linkboy
About this artwork
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artist:
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title:A Fireman and a Linkboy
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date created:Dated 1792
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materials:Pen and ink and watercolour on paper
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measurements:14.50 x 9.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
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accession number:D 3289
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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...