Hamilton Bell carrying a vintner's boy on his back from Edinburgh to Musselburgh, accompanied by John Rae, a pair of fishwives walk in the other direction. Coloured etching by J. Kay, 1792, after himself.
- Kay, John, 1742-1826.
- Date:
- 1792
- Reference:
- 544709i
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The publication of this print caused the subject, a lawyer, to issue a writ of suppression, which was unsuccessful
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[Edinburgh] : J. Kay
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 12.8 x 11.5 cm
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JKay fecit 1792
References note
H. Evans and M. Evans, John Kay of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 1980, plate x, p.16
Reference
Wellcome Collection 544709i
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