Antique prints with no reserve
Lot 7551:
John Kay - Etching of Adam Smith 1877
John Kay
This engraving is from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings by John Kay. Published by Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1877.
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. He depicted all the prominent figures and well-known personalities of the day.
Kay’s portraits of Adam Smith are considered the only authentic likenesses that exist of the great economist.
Size: 8.5in x 10.5in (22cm x 27 cm)
Condition: Excellent – please inspect images carefully
Excellent - please inspect images carefully
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