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John Kay
1742-1826
I say we are fearfully & wonderfully made / K. fect.
[Edinburgh] : [publisher not identified], [1785?]
etching with stipple & drypoint
image: 130 x 98 mm; plate mark: 142 x 102 mm; sheet: 150 x 111 mm
Peel 1575
Notes
Suggested date of publication from the British Museum catalog.
Inscriptions/Markings
Library's copy has inscription in pencil identifiying the figure on the left as "Adam Smith".
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Caricature portraits of Alexander Hunter of Polmood and Roger Hog of Newliston. Hunter (left) walks in profile to the right, stooping, with a long cane; his dress is old-fashioned. Hog (right), very stout, stands full-face, his breeches partly unbuttoned and slipping from his waist. Behind is the balustrade of the North Bridge. Cf. British Museum catalog.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
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