Antique portraiture engravings from 17th century onwards
Lot 133040: John Kay - Etching of A Sleepy Congregation 1877
This engraving is from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings by John Kay. Published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1877.
These prints feature: 1. Mr Andrew Bell, engraver 2. Rev Thomas Davidson, Three Irish Giants, John Baillie Kyd, Provost David Stewart and Francis McNab
Kay was a caricaturist, engraver and miniature painter and a contemporary of Rowlandson and Gillray – though far gentler in his wit. He produced scenes of Edinburgh characters and of comic events in contemporary Edinburgh society, which won a popular following.
Size: 8.5in x 10.5in (22cm x 27 cm)
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