Francis M'Nab, the "Laird of M'Nab" is depicted striding across the North Bridge
Description:
Title and printmaker from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay., Artisit's monogram partially worn from plate?, Place and date of imprint from that of book., and Plate possibly from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837 ed.).
A tall very thin Hugo Arnot is depicted handing a coin to a beggar who stands near the corner of a building
Description:
Title from item., Place and date of imprint from that of book., Probably from: Series of original portraits and caricature etchings / by the late John Kay. Edinburgh : Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1837-1838., and Printmaker and title from: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 6692.
Portrait of John Campbell, precentor of Cannongate, facing right and holding a book
Description:
Title supplied by cataloger. and Title, printmaker, and imprint from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837).
Full length portrait of Marquis of Graham on left standing back to back with the Earl of Buchan. Both wear Highland dress
Description:
Title from item., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., and Printmaker, title, place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland
Subject (Name):
Montrose, James Graham, Duke of, 1755-1836. and Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, Earl of, 1742-1829.
Portrait of three Edinburgh characters; James Robertson, the "daft highland laird", John Dhu or Dow, and Baillie Duff, shown half length
Alternative Title:
Three Edinburgh bucks and Laird Robertson, John Dow & James Duff commonly called Baillie Duff
Description:
Version without inscriptions or title., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., Title and pintmaker from British Museum catalogue., Title in British Museum catalogue: Laird Robertson, John Dow & James Duff commonly called Baillie Duff., Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book., and Restrike of no. 6689 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6?
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Robertson, James, 1790-, Dow, John., and Duff, Jamie, -1788.
Portrait of two traveling shoemakers, both wearing turbans, one on the left named Mahomet and his son Abraham, on the right. They visited Edinburgh in 1784
Description:
Title and printmaker from book., Probably from: A series of original portraits and caricature etchings by the late John Kay (1837)., and Place and date of imprint conjectured from that of book.